WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1991
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THE MADE
INTO TWO WHICH
ELABORATING ON THE DETAILS OF THE REPORT, THE CHAIRMAN OF WORKING PARTY, PROFESSOR ROSIE YOUNG, SAID THE WORKING PARTY HAD A TOTAL OF 102 RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH WERE BROADLY DIVIDED GROUPS: THOSE WHICH BUILT ON EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND THOSE REQUIRED A MAJOR REVAMPING OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM OR INITIATED A APPROACH ALTOGETHER.
IN THE LATTER CASE, THE WORKING PARTY HAS MADE RECOMMENDATIONS :
THE
NEW
FOLLOWING
THE DIVISION OF HONG KONG INTO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE DISTRICTS NETWORK WITHIN WHICH CLINICS WOULD BE GROUPED TO PROVIDE A
CURATIVE OF PREVENTIVE, PROMOTIVE,
AND REHABILITATIVE THROUGH SERVICES. DISTRICT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION WOULD BE A DISTRICT HEALTH COMMITTEE.
IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE SYSTEM BE INTRODUCED BASIS IN KWUN TONG AND TUEN MUN INITIALLY.
ON A TRIAL
ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATUTORY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PROVIDE THE MACRO STRUCTURE FOR THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
ΤΟ
AUTHORITY PRIMARY
IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE AUTHORITY SHOULD HAVE SOME DEGREE OF AS ITS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY, HAVE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EXECUTIVE ARM AND INVOLVE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.
REPLACEMENT IN PHASES OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE GOVERNMENT-RUN STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE, WHICH IS
PROMOTION-ORIENTED AND WHICH WILL COVER THAN AT PRESENT.
AND
BY A PREVENTION MORE STUDENTS
OF
OUT-PATIENT
WITH THE IMPROVEMENT OF SERVICES, INTRODUCTION IN PHASES A NEW POLICY OF FEE-CHARGING CLINICS AS SERVICES ARE IMPROVED.
THAT
AT
GOVERNMENT
SPECIFIC CATEGORIES
OF
IT
IS
PROPOSED
PUBLIC ALLOWED OTHER
PATIENTS
PATIENTS
OF
BE
INCLUDING THE ELDERLY, YOUNG CHILDREN, AND RECIPIENTS
ALLOWANCES SHOULD DISABILITY AND ASSISTANCE
AND THAT PAYMENT SHOULD BE CHARGED, INITIALLY AT A MORE REALISTIC LEVEL AND EVENTUALLY AT COST.
RATES OR EXEMPTED FROM REDUCED
IT WHO CAN AFFORD
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS
INCLUDE
STRENGTHENING OF THE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, ESTABLISHMENT OF A HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM AND PROVIDING IMPROVING SERVICES AT MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRES BY
CHILDREN AND THE IR PARENTS EDUCATION ORAL HEALTH
TO PRE-SCHOOL ATTENDING THESE CENTRES, AND SO ON.
"IF IMPLEMENTED IN FULL, THE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD YEAR IN 1990/91 PRICES, AN ADDITIONAL $187 MILLION PER EXPENDITURE AND
MILLION IN CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, $18 ADDITIONAL POSTS WOULD BE REQUIRED," PROF YOUNG SAID.
THE WORKING PARTY HOPES THAT ALL
ΤΟ SEVEN YEARS
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
IMPLEMENTED WITHIN FIVE
AFTER ACCEPTANCE GOVERNMENT AND EXPECTS SOME TO COMMENCE WITHIN 12 MONTHS.
COST, RECURRENT SOME 550
AT
COULD BE
BY
THE
/THE DIRECTOR