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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1990
OF DIRECTION IN THE STUDY OF THE UNTIMELY INTRODUCTION OF THE HOSPITAL CARE HAD PRODUCED A
SIMILARLY, THE COMPLETE LACK HEALTH ECONOMIES COUPLED WITH CONCEPT OF PARTIAL COST RECOVERY FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY, HE SAID.
CONSTITUENCY, SAID THE FULL FINANCIAL AS ENSURING THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE SERVICE
DR LEONG, FROM THE MEDICAL FUNCTIONAL MEDICAL PROFESSION HAD URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE COMMITMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HA, AS WELL ADDITIONAL RESOURCES REQUIRED TO EFFECT UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM.
NO THE HA
TO ENSURE THERE WERE THEY ALSO CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT MAJOR CHANGES IN THE FEE STRUCTURE OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS BEFORE COULD ACHIEVE AN IMPROVEMENT IN SERVICE.
ENSURE
STAFF
BY ACCEPTANCE
CONSTANT
THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD COMMUNICATION WITH STAFF AND DEMONSTRATION OF THE COMPARABILITY OF THE NEW PACKAGE WITH THEIR EXISTING TERMS OF SERVICE.
SUBSEQUENT
AMENDMENTS MADE
THAT THEIR NOTING THAT SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS WERE CONCERNED
THIS MUST BE LOOKED AUTONOMY APPEARED TO BE ERODING, DR LEONG SAID
ORDINANCE INTO AND
IF DEEMED
NECESSARY.
IN
THE
DR LEONG SAID THE MEDICAL PROFESSION FELT THAT THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HA HAD TO BE ADDRESSED.
THESE WERE THE UNCERTAIN AND AMBIVALENT ROLE OF GOVERNMENT; THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE MONITORING MECHANISM OF THE HA WITH PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY; AND COMPETITION WITH PRIVATE HOSPITALS.
SAYING THAT HEALTH SERVICE REFORM WAS BADLY NEEDED, DR LEONG SUGGESTED THREE FURTHER STEPS THAT "MUST BE ADDRESSED WITHOUT DELAY"..
WAS
THE FIRST ONE
A COMPLETE LOOK AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES IN THE SHORT AND LONG TERM FUTURE.
TO
THE SECONDLY,
GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE A LEADING ROLE IN REVIEWING THE CURRENT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE SCHEME IN ORDER COMPLEMENT ANY CHANGES IN POLICY.
THE
OF PRIMARY
WITH
NOT BE SECTORISED,
BE TAKEN THEREFORE
AND SERVICE
PROPER
SHOULD AS MEDICAL SERVICES COULD NOT AND UPGRADING
HEALTH CARE MUST SIMULTANEOUSLY
THAT OF THE HOSPITAL INTEGRATION MUST BE INSTIGATED AT ONCE, DR LEONG SAID.
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