WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1989
J
"IT IS CLEAR
OF SERVICE,
INCLUDING
THAT THE GOVERNMENT
MUST PROVIDE TERMS AND
WHICH PROMOTION PROSPECTS,
THOSE DOCTORS
ARE
WHO
AND
CONDITIONS ATTRACTIVE ENOUGH TO RETAIN IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE
REWARDING PROFESSIONALLY FIND SERVICE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR MORE MORE SATISFYING PERSONALLY THAN PRIVATE PRACTICE," HE SAID.
MR CHAU OUTLINED THE PROGRESS MADE 30 FAR IN
IN THIS REGARD WHICH PACKAGE OF IMPROVEMENTS ANNOUNCED THREE MONTHS AGO:
IMPLEMENTING
THE
THE GOVERNMENT
HAD
(A)
74 SENIOR CREATED WITH ADDITION TO THE ORIGINAL 316 POSTS;
MEDICAL OFFICER POSTS
EFFECT FROM
HAVE ALREADY MARCH 1, 1989; THIS IS IN
BEEN
(B)
A PROPOSAL
ΤΟ
PROVIDE
AN HONORARIUM
FOR
(C)
DOCTORS WHO
CONSIDERED LATER IN THE
CONSISTENTLY WORK UNUSUALLY LONG HOURS WILL BE
OF THE COUNCIL BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
AFTERNOON;
OF ACTION IS PROCEEDING WITH THE CREATION
THE PRESENT POSTS, ON TOP OF
82 POSTS: APPROVAL BY THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES INCLUDING COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE SOUGHT IN BETWEEN JUNE AND OCTOBER THIS YEAR.
32 CONSULTANT THE NECESSARY FINANCE THE THREE BATCHES
MR CHAU SAID HE DISAGREED WITH A VIEW THAT THE BEEN MOVING AT A SNAIL'S PACE.
GOVERNMENT HAD
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"WE ARE EQUALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE HIGH WASTAGE OF GOVERNMENT NURSES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS AND THE RECENT RECRUITMENT DIFFICULTIES, MR CHAU CONTINUED.
"OUR NURSES ARE WORKING UNDER GREAT PRESSURE PLACED UPON THEM ARE HEAVY INDEED.
AND THE DEMANDS
11
RELATED PROBLEMS, A NURSING TO ADDRESS THESE AND OTHER
DECEMBER BETWEEN ALLIED GRADES REVIEW COMMITTEE WAS SET UP LAST
OF THE MEDICAL SENIOR MANAGEMENT
AND
THE
AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT
AND
THE
NURSING STAFF.
THE
IDENTIFIED HAS
ΤΟ NEED
CREATE 205 REGISTERED NURSE POSTS, MR CHAU
"SO FAR THE REVIEW NURSING OFFICER II POSTS AND 591 SAID.
IT HAD ALSO RECOMMENDED INCREASING THE STARTING PAY OF NURSES IN ORDER TO ATTRACT MORE RECRUITS.
STUDENT
FINALISED IN TWO MONTHS' "A PACKAGE OF IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE
STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL TIME AND, WHERE NECESSARY, PUT TO THE
COMMITTEE SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND THE FINANCE OF THIS COUNCIL," HE SAJÚ.
/TURNING TO