TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1990
ON
WAS
TURNING TO THE SURVEY
DOCTORS SHE PROFESSOR YOUNG SAID CLINICS, VIRTUALLY ALL THE RESPONDENTS WERE KEEN TO AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION.
WORKING
IN GOPD AND MCH
ΤΟ PLEASED
LEARN THAT ACQUIRE FURTHER TRAINING
IN ADDITION,
THE SURVEY
SHOWED
THAT TWO-THIRDS OF
THE
RESPONDING DOCTORS SAID THEY WERE SATISFIED WITH THEIR PRESENT WORK.
OUT THE SURVEY ON DOCTORS WAS CARRIED
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AMONG ITS 175 DOCTORS WORKING IN GOPD AND 57 DOCTORS SERVING IN THE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE.
AND
CLINICS. 89.5 PER
THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY MEANS OF SELF-ADMINISTERED
WORKING IN THESE QUESTIONNAIRE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL DOCTORS THE RESPONSE RATES WERE 73.1 PER CENT FOR GOPD DOCTORS CENT FOR FHS DOCTORS.
"THE
OF GOPD
MAJORITY
DOCTORS CONSIDERED THAT
IMPORTANT
OF GOPD CLINICS FUNCTIONS
WERE TO PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC PATIENTS AND LOW-COST MEDICAL SERVICE IN NEED," PROFESSOR YOUNG SAID.
THE MOST FOLLOW-UP
ΤΟ THOSE
"QUITE A NUMBER OF THE DOCTORS WHO HAD COMMENTED ON THE MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM SAID THE EXISTING SYSTEM WAS NOT SATISFACTORY AND REQUIRED TO BE IMPROVED.
"SOME TWO-THIRDS OF THE DOCTORS COMMENTED THAT BE ALLOWED TO CHOOSE
SEE THE SAME DOCTOR IN
VISITS, SHE SAID.
ΤΟ
PATIENTS SHOULD THEIR FOLLOW-UP
THEY
AS REGARDS DOCTORS WORKING IN THE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE, REGARDED ALL THEIR EXISTING FUNCTIONS TO BE IMPORTANT. THESE INCLUDE IMMUNISATION, ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CARE, FAMILY PLANNING, PHYSICAL CHECK-UP, SCREENING OF CHILDREN FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DEFECTS AND HEALTH EDUCATION.
THE MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONSULTATION TIME FOR EACH PATIENT SHOULD BE APPROPRIATELY LENGTHENED.
AVERAGE OF IN THE CASE OF GOPD, AN OVERALL
5.5 MINUTES PER REGARDED AS THE PATIENT VERSUS THE PRESENT 3.3 MINUTES WAS
OPTIMAL
TIME.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT CHANGES NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE GOPD SERVICE, A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF DOCTORS COMMENTED THAT THE PRESENT PATIENT-LOAD, STAFFING SITUATION, ALLOCATION OF OF SUPPORTING SERVICES SHOULD
IMPROVED IN HIGHER QUALITY SERVICE.
BE
FUNDS ORDER
ΤΟ
AND PROVISION PROVIDE A
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