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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1989
SIR DAVID SAID THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY TO BE ESTABLISHED BY APRIL NEXT YEAR WOULD BE WELL PLACED TO ENSURE THAT THE MONEY SPENT ON PUBLIC HOSPITALS $5 BILLION THIS YEAR
USED IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY.
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WAS
**BY BRINGING GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS TOGETHER WITHIN A SINGLE INTEGRATED SYSTEM, THE AUTHORITY WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BEST POSSIBLE USE IS MADE OF THE FACILITIES THAT EACH HOSPITAL CAN OFFER," HE SAID.
QUALITY OF MANAGEMENT WOULD BE PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE
OF THE SIZE OF THE HOSPITAL SERVICE, HE NOTED.
"BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR THE AUTHORITY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN 22,000 BEDS, INCLUDING ALMOST 1,000 IN THE FIRST TWO PHASES OF THE NEW TUEN MUN HOSPITAL AND THE QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL EXTENSION," HE SAID.
THE GOVERNOR SAID THERE WERE TWO OTHER CURRENT PROJECTS THAT SHOULD HELP TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MEDICAL SERVICES.
IS
"FIRST, A WORKING PARTY HAS BEEN SET UP TO REVIEW OUR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AND IN PARTICULAR TO CONSIDER WHICH OF THESE BEST CARRIED OUT BY THE GOVERNMENT AND WHICH BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
"IT WILL REPORT BY THE END OF 1990.
"SECOND, THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO ESTABLISH A ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.
HONG KONG
STANDARDS
"THIS WILL BE A STATUTORY BODY WITH AUTHORITY TO SET IN POST-GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION: TO DECIDE THE CONTENT AND LENGTH OF TRAINING COURSES; AND TO ACCREDIT THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED THE REQUIRED EXAMINATIONS.
"HONG KONG WILL THEN HAVE ITS OWN SYSTEM FOR ENSURING THAT DOCTORS ARE PROPERLY TRAINED AND
QUALIFIED IN THE VARIOUS CLINICAL SPECIALITIES," HE SAID.
LOCALLY
REVIEW OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) HE HAS ASKED THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE TO LAUNCH A REVIEW OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SUBVENTED SECTOR TO ENSURE THAT POLICIES AND STANDARDS CONTINUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HONG KONG INTO THE 1990'S AND BEYOND.
"THE GOVERNMENT WILL THEN IN THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT PUBLISH A WHITE PAPER SETTING OUT OUR PROPOSALS ON THE WAY AHEAD.
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