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ALL PUBLIC HOSPITALS WILL HAVE THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT FOR THEIR STAFF AND WILL AIM TO HAVE THE SAME MEDICAL AND SERVICE STANDARDS.
THE AUTHORITY DEALT WITH A NUMBER OF URGENT AND IMPORTANT
OF ITEMS OF BUSINESS AT ITS FIRST MEETING. ONE
THE MAJOR DECISIONS TAKEN WAS то RATIFY THE OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE AUTHORITY
GENERALLY ACCEPTED BY RECOMMENDED IN THE PHA REPORT, WHICH WAS GOVERNMENT IN APRIL THIS YEAR.
THE
THE AUTHORITY WILL FUNCTION THROUGH A COMMITTEE SYSTEM AND A
ESTABLISHED AND TOTAL OF EIGHT FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEES ARE BEING
WILL FUNCTION SHORTLY; THESE WILL DEAL WITH MEDICAL SERVICES DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORTING SERVICES DEVELOPMENT, STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL, PATIENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, FINANCE, TEACHING HOSPITALS AND INTEGRATION OF PUBLIC HOSPITAL SERVICES.
MEMBERS OF THE PROVIDE THE SIR S.Y. SAID.
BOTH "THE FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEES WILL INCLUDE AUTHORITY AND CO-OPTED MEMBERS FROM OUTSIDE, IN ORDER TO NECESSARY INPUT FROM OPERATIONAL OR OTHER EXPERIENCE,
BEEN
CHAIRMEN AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF THE
AND WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE VICE-CHAIRMEN OF THE FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEES, HAS DEAL SET UP TO CO-ORDINATE THE WORK OF THESE COMMITTEES AND TO MATTERS WHICH ARISE BETWEEN PLENARY MEETINGS OF THE AUTHORITY,
WITH
THE
IT HAS ALREADY HELD ITS FIRST MEETING THIS AFTERNOON AFTER
IS PLENARY SESSION. THE FUNCTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ALL THE
IMPORTANT MORE
AS THE AUTHORITY WILL OPERATE WITHOUT A CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN ITS INITIAL YEARS.
THE AUTHORITY HEADQUARTERS WILL HAVE A TRIPARTITE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE COMPRISING OPERATIONS, DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS FUNCTIONS.
THE APPOINTMENTS OF THE THREE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS HEADING THESE THREE FUNCTIONS WERE ALSO RATIFIED AT THE MEETING - DR E.K. YEOH AS THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, MR S.M. PANG AS CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AND MR JOHN CHAMBERS AS SECRETARY GENERAL.
"RECRUITMENT OF THE 15 DEPUTIES TO THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS IS PROGRESSING WELL AND THE AUTHORITY HAS APPROVED THE OFFER OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE MAJORITY OF CANDIDATES, SIR S.Y. SAID.
SOME OF THE RECOMMENDED CANDIDATES ARE SERVING SENIOR STAFF OF THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHEREAS OTHERS ARE FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, BOTH LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS.
AT THE MEETING, THE AUTHORITY ALSO RATIFIED THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE INTEGRATION OF PUBLIC HOSPITAL SERVICES.
ABLE
UNDER THE AUTHORITY THE TO RETAIN AS MUCH OF
AS
POSSIBLE AND
TRADITIONS MANAGEMENT AUTONOMY.
PHA
FORMER SUBVENTED HOSPITALS WILL BR THEIR PRESENT CHARACTERISTICS AND WILL BE ACCORDED A HIGH DEGREE OF
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