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"IT WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR GOVERNMENT'S GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS, HEALTH SERVICES AND FOR A NUMBER OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, DENTAL PATHOLOGY, HE SAID.
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AS REGARDS THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HE SAID RESPONSIBILITIES LAY IN THE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING OF ALL SERVICES IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND SPECIALIST OUT-PATIENT CLINICS, AS WELL AS THE CO-ORDINATION AND MONITORING OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY SUBVENTED HOSPITALS.
EXPLAINING THE BACKGROUND OF THE RE-ORGANISATION, MR CHAU SAID THE CREATION OF THE NEW DEPARTMENTS WAS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATUTORY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY TO ASSUME OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ALL PUBLIC HOSPITAL SERVICES.
IN 1985, THE GOVERNMENT HAD COMMISSIONED CONSULTANTS TO UNDERTAKE A REVIEW OF THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED IN GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS, HE POINTED OUT.
THE CONSULTANTS LATER IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE MANAGEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION OF SERVICES PROVIDED IN GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT SUBVENTED HOSPITALS.
FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION, PROPOSALS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAD BEEN ENDORSED IN PRINCIPLE BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN SEPTEMBER 1987.
NOTING THAT THE TARGET DATE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WAS APRIL 1, 1990, MR CHAU SAID THERE WERE SOUND REASONS FOR SPLITTING THE SERVICES OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE.
"ALTHOUGH, IN MANY RESPECTS, THE HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SERVICES FUNCTIONS OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT OPERATE SEPARATELY THEY, NEVERTHELESS, SHARE MANY CENTRAL DEPARTMENTAL RESOURCES, SUCH AS ACCOMMODATION, FINANCE, STAFF MANAGEMENT, PROCUREMENT ETC," HE SAID.
"THE DIVISION OF THESE FUNCTIONS BETWEEN THE TWO NEW DEPARTMENTS IS A MAJOR LOGISTICAL EXERCISE AND SOME TEETHING WILL BE INEVITABLE.
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MR CHAU SAID THE NEXT 12 MONTHS SHOULD PROVIDE AMPLE THESE PROBLEMS TO BE OVERCOME SO THAT ALL INTERNAL MANAGEMENT WERE FUNCTIONING SMOOTHLY IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT ESTABLISHING THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY.
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