THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1989
REFERRING TO THE PILOT SCHEME TO INTRODUCE MEDICAL RECORDS FOR INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS, WHICH HAD BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN FOUR GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS SINCE APRIL, HE SAID THE FEEDBACK SO FAR HAD BEEN FAVOURABLE.
THE SCHEME WOULD BE EVALUATED SHORTLY WITH A VIEW TO DRAWING UP A PLAN TO EXTEND THE SERVICE TO OTHER CLINICS EARLY NEXT YEAR, IN STAGES.
DR LEE SAID A COMMITTEE ON POSTGRADUATE TRAINING OF DOCTORS IN CLINICS WAS SET UP RECENTLY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HONG KONG COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS AND THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE MAIN OBJECTIVE WAS TO ORGANISE POSTGRADUATE TRAINING COURSES TO UPDATE THE MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE STAFF IN THE CLINICS AS WELL AS TO DEVELOP THE PRACTICE OF FAMILY MEDICINE.
AS A RESULT, HE ADDED, A SERIES OF REFRESHER COURSES FOR GOVERNMENT CLINIC DOCTORS HAD JUST BEGUN.
ON NEW PROJECTS, THE DIRECTOR SAID FIVE NEW CLINICS, COSTING A TOTAL OF JUST OVER $100 MILLION, WERE SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1990-91 AS PART OF THE IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION OF THE CLINIC SERVICES.
TURNING TO HEALTH EDUCATION, AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF DISEASE, DR LEE SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS TO LAUNCH A MAJOR HEALTH EDUCATION CAMPAIGN NEXT MONTH.
AMONG THE ACTIVITIES ORGANISED WOULD BE AN EXHIBITION AT THE CITY HALL FROM NOVEMBER 20 TO 24, WORKSHOPS AND A POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION.
TO MARK THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION'S SECOND WORLD AIDS DAY ON DECEMBER 1, A RADIO CONCERT WOULD BE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, AND THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
MEASURES TO IMPROVE HOSPITAL SERVICES
CHAU,
THE DIRECTOR OF HOSPITAL SERVICES, DR T.Y.
TODAY (THURSDAY) OUTLINED MEASURES TO ALLEVIATE OVERCROWDING IN HOSPITALS AND TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND THE CARE OF THE ELDERLY.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ELABORATE ON MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, FOLLOWING THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS, DR CHAU SAID THERE WERE CERTAIN MEASURES TO ALLEVIATE OVERCROWDING WHICH LOCAL ISSUES AND WHICH THE DEPARTMENT WOULD ENDEAVOUR TO PURSUE AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
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