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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1989
HE
TURNING TO THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY,
SAID THAT FOR THE AUTHORITY TO WORK, THE BUDGET SHOULD PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT POSTS.
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THE BUDGET SHOULD ALSO PROVIDE FOR EXTRA RESOURCES TO AT LEAST EQUALISE THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND BENEFITS FOR THE STAFF OF SUBVENTED HOSPITALS TO THOSE OF GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS, AND TO UPGRADE STANDARDS OF SUBVENTED HOSPITALS TO THAT OF GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS.
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DR LEONG ALSO RENEWED THE CALL FOR THE SETTING UP OF AN ACADEMY OF MEDICINE AND THE PROVISION OF MORE POST-GRADUATE TRAINING FOR DOCTORS.
"IT IS MOST DISCOURAGING THAT THE BUDGET HAS MADE NO PROVISION FOR STAFF TRAINING IN THE MEDICAL FIELD, HE SAID.
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HE ALSO CALLED FOR AN OVERHAUL OF THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND AN EXPANSION OF TERTIARY CARE, WHICH INCLUDED HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY, CARE AND ATTENTION CENTRES AND REHABILITATION CENTRES.
"IMPROVEMENTS OF THESE SERVICES ARE NECESSARY NOT ONLY TO PROVIDE TOTAL CARE TO THE COMMUNITY BUT ALSO ΤΟ RELIEVE CONGESTIVE CONDITIONS IN ACUTE HOSPITALS BEDS ARE BEING OCCUPIED BY CHRONIC CASES,
WHERE EXPENSIVE
T HE SAID.
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