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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1988
THE MDAC HAVE ASKED
THE
ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE MORK INFORMATION TO ILLUSTRATE THE BASIS IN WORKING OUT THE REQUIREMENT OF HOSPITAL BEDS.
ANOTHER ITEM DISCUSSED AT TODAY'S MEETING WAS THE SUPPLY OF PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN THE NEXT DECADE.
DIPLOMA MAIN
IS 80 PER
MEMBERS WERE INFORMED THAT THE THREE-YEAR PROFESSIONAL COURSE IN PHYSIOTHERAPY RUN BY THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC IS SOURCE OF SUPPLY OF PHYSIOTHERAPISTS. THE PRESENT INTAKE YEAR WITH AN OVERALL DROP OUT RATE OF ABOUT 10 PER CENT.
INTAKE
OF
OF
THE MDAC, HAVING REGARD то THE SMALL SHORTFALL PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, SUGGESTED THAT THE STUDENTS IN THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC BE INCREASED FROM 80 TO 90 PER YEAR.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 95 PER CENT OF THE GRADUATES JOIN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOSPITAL EACH YEAR.
WILL
PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN AT THE END OF 1987, THE TOTAL STRENGTH OF
415. THE GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT-ASSISTED AND PRIVATE SECTOR WAS ABOUT THE REQUIREMENT FOR PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN HONG KONG IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 715 BY 1996.
IN
THE
TURNING TO THE SUBJECT OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, THE MEETING WAS INFORMED THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS PUBLIC SECTOR AT THE END OF 1987 WAS ABOUT 240.
THE COMMITTEE ENDORSED THAT THE SCHEME ON OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICE, WHICH WAS STARTED AS A PILOT
FORMALLY RECOGNISED 1983, SHOULD BE
DOMICILIARY SCHEME IN AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE INCORPORATED
THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES AND BE
REGULAR DELIVERY SYSTEM IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS
INTO
AND
THERAPY OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTRES.
THE DOMICILIARY OCCUPATION SERVICE AIMS ΤΟ GIVE ADVICE AND
AND HANDICAPPED
MENTALLY ILL NORMAL DAILY LIVING
ASSISTANCE TO PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY PATIENTS WHO FACE ADAPTIONAL PROBLEMS IN ACTIVITIES AT HOME OR AT WORK AFTER DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL.
THEIR
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