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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1990
WE NEED TO RE- BECAUSE WE
"SOME OF US ARE NO LONGER CERTAIN WHAT WE WANT. FOCUS,
ΤΟ
PUT IT SIMPLY, WE WANT THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WANT BETTER SERVICE," SHE STRESSED.
MRS WONG SAID THAT THE SOLE AIM OF SETTING
BETTER AUTHORITY
INTENDED WAS
TO MAKE THE SYSTEM FRIENDLY, AND TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE.
"THIS
IS THE
FIRST MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN SERVICE REFORMS, SHE SAID.
UP THE HOSPITAL
MORE AND
USER-
THE WAY OF HEALTH
SHE LISTED THE MAIN BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY AS FOLLOWS:
* IT WILL PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR
HOSPITALS TOGETHER
HOSPITALS.
BRINGING GOVERNMENT AND IN AN INTEGRATED SUBVENTED
PUBLIC HOSPITAL SYSTEM, WITH BETTER CO-ORDINATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF TIME PRESERVING MANPOWER AND RESOURCES, WHILE AT THE SAME THE TRADITIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUAL SINCE THE AUTHORITY WILL OFFER COMMON TERMS OF ALL THE STAFF, DIFFERENCES OVER FRINGE BENEFITS, WHICH BEEN A FREQUENT SOURCE OF COMPLAINT AMONGST STAFF SUBVENTED SECTOR, WILL EVENTUALLY BE REMOVED;
то
SERVICE то
HAVE
IN THE
OF
BY BEING ESTABLISHED OUTSIDE THE CIVIL SERVICE, THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR GREATER DEVOLUTION
THE AUTHORITY GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN MANAGEMENT THEREBY QUICKLY TO CHANGING DEMANDS;
FROM THE CENTRAL
BE
OPERATIONAL LEVELS;
RESPONDING MORE
OPERATION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE PROVISION AND
THROUGH ENHANCED
THE PUBLIC HOSPITAL SERVICES WILL VARIOUS REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND HOSPITAL GOVERNING PARTICULAR THE COMMITTEES THAT WILL BE ESTABLISHED AND IN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY BOARD ITSELF.
ONLY
BROAD PLACE
TURNING TO FEES AND CHARGES, MRS WONG SAID SHE WOULD NEED
THAT A TO HIGHLIGHT, AND PERHAPS REPEAT HERSELF AD NAUSEAM,
IN STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FEE AND WAIVER ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE PUT
AND THAT BEFORE ANY CHANGES TO THE CURRENT POLICY WERE INTRODUCED;
SUCH FER UNLESS THERE WERE IMPROVEMENTS TO SERVICES, NO CHANGES TO POLICY WOULD BE INSTITUTED.
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'I DON'T THINK I CAN BE MORE REASSURING OR SAY ANYTHING IN MORE
DARK, CONCRETE TERMS. THERE IS NO QUESTION OF KEEPING ANYONE IN THE SHE SAID.
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MRS WONG THANKED THE SUGGESTIONS MADE BY MEMBERS ON THE NEED TO WITH THE WAIVER INSTITUTE AND PUT IN PLACE OTHER MEASURES TO HELP SYSTEM SO AS NOT TO COMPLICATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES.
THE
CONCERN
IT WAS OF
HOWEVER, MRS WONG SAID THAT LEST THE EMOTIONS OF OVER FEES AND CHARGES SHOULD ONCE MORE BLUR OUR VISION, RELEVANCE TO POINT OUT THAT THE BILL CONTAINED IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS.
/"IT ENSURES