SUNDAY, JULY 29, 1990
2
INCREMENTAL POINT FOR WARD STEWARDS APPROVED
HAS APPROVED
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
PROCEED ONE SALARY A PROPOSAL FOR WARD STEWARDS TO COMPLETION OF ONE YEAR'S SATISFACTORY SERVICE.
POINT
ON
HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT A SPOKESMAN FOR THE STEWARDS WERE CURRENTLY RENUMERATED AT A FIXED SALARY PEGGED AT 5 OF THE MASTER PAY SCALE ($5,515).
SAID WARD
POINT
"AFTER THE APPROVAL GIVEN BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE
ON OF WARD STEWARDS WILL PROCEED TO POINT 6 ONE YEAR'S SATISFACTORY SERVICE.
"THIS
SERVE AS
AN
($5,875)
SALARY COMPLETION OF
PENDING MEASURE INTERIM
THE
WILL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY."
THE
STEWARD WARD
WAS SCHEME
TO
INTRODUCED BY THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT LAST AUGUST INTO BUSY WARDS IN MAJOR HOSPITALS
NON-CLINICAL AND NON-PROFESSIONAL HELP RELIEVE WARD STAFF OF THEIR DUTIES.
CONTRIBUTING BEEN
WELL
TO
"THE SCHEME HAS PROFESSIONAL STAFF RESOURCES SO AS TO ACHIEVE BETTER PATIENT CARE.
BEEN "THE SCHEME HAS
CLOSELY MONITORED
NURSES, COMPRISES WHICH ADMINISTRATORS," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
STEERING COMMITTEE
BEEN HAS
MAXIMISE
A
AND
BY REVIEWED DOCTORS AND HOSPITAL
RECEIVING POSITIVE AND "THE STEERING COMMITTEE
WARD ENCOURAGING FEEDBACKS. DOCTORS AND NURSES APPRECIATE THE HELP OF
PROFESSIONAL AND STEWARDS. THEY CAN NOW BETTER CONCENTRATE ON THEIR CLINICAL DUTIES AND PROVIDE BETTER CARE FOR PATIENTS.
WORKING IN THE AT PRESENT, THERE ARE ABOUT 110 WARD STEWARDS
ELIZABETH
MARY HOSPITAL, QUEEN QUEEN FOUR REGIONAL HOSPITALS:
PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL. HOSPITAL, PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL AND
HOSPITAL THEY ALSO WORK IN THE TWO PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS: CASTLE PEAK AND KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL.
LAUNCHED RECENTLY
ANOTHER ROUND OF THE NEW
THE DEPARTMENT HAS RECRUITMENT EXERCISES TO EMPLOY ABOUT 70 MORE WARD STEWARDS. RECRUITS WILL BE POSTED TO THE SIX MAJOR HOSPITALS.
WITH 34 BEDS
OR
THE
"OUR PLAN IS THAT EVENTUALLY ALL BUSY WARDS MORE IN MAJOR HOSPITALS WILL EACH BE SERVED BY ONE WARD STEWARD," SPOKESMAN SAID.
/WARD STEWARDS