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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1991
THE
PATIENTS,
IS
"EARLY RECOGNITION OF THE SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS, PARTICULARLY BY FAMILY MEMBERS OF
IMPORTANT FOR EARLY TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF THE ONSET OF RESIDUAL DISABILITY, SHE SAID.
ON SERVICE NETWORK, THE SECRETARY SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S HEALTH SERVICE WAS REORGANISED IN 1990.
MENTAL
"INSTEAD OF FACILITY-BASED, THE SERVICE IS NOW TEAM-BASED.
"THE
EXECUTIVE
ARM
CONSISTS
SIMILAR
OF
CONSULTANT-LED SCOPE OF SERVICES, SUPPORT CLINICS
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS EACH PROVIDING INCLUDING HOSPITAL BEDS IN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC TO GENERAL HOSPITALS, DISTRICT-BASED PSYCHIATRIC OUT-PATIENT AND DAY HOSPITALS, AS WELL AS A TEAM OF COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC NURSES.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND
CONTINUITY EFFORTS,
I
OF CARE MRS WONG
"PATIENTS ARE MANAGED BY THE SAME TEAM OF STAFF REGARDLESS OF THEIR DESTINATION. THIS HAS ENHANCED BETTER THROUGH BETTER CO-ORDINATED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SAID.
DEVELOPMENT OF TWO COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY, BOTH ORIENTED.
THE SECRETARY
WOULD SAID CONSIDERATION
OIVEN SUB-SPECIALTIES, NAMELY, PSYCHOGERIATRICS
OF WHICH WERE HEAVILY REHABILITATION
BE
ΤΟ
THE AND
:
INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR MENTALLY
ILL OF A DATA INFORMATION
TO IMPROVE THE PATIENT PATIENTS THE GOVERNMENT WAS CONSIDERING THE ESTABLISHMENT
INDIVIDUAL BASE FOR
PATIENTS CONTAINING RELEVANT REGARDING THEIR MENTAL ILLNESS.
SUCH INFORMATION SYSTEM WOULD LINK UP THE EXISTING SYSTEM IN SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS, THE SECRETARY SAID.
THE
INFORMATION
ALSO WORKING TO
PROMOTE PARTICIPATION OF THE WELFARE
MEETINGS OF
MUTUAL SERVICE COMMUNITY
WAS GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION WITH AND EARLY PROVIDERS BY INVITING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN WORK AND AFTERCARE UNITS OF THE MAJOR HOSPITALS.
IS TO
EFFECT
BETTER
ASSESSMENT
AND
DEVISE
"THE AIM WELL-TAILORED AND COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION PLANS FOR THE PATIENTS.
"THE EXACT
ARRANGEMENTS
WILL
BE
DECIDED ACCORDING
TO
EXPERIENCE GAINED, MRS WONG SAID.
ON
THE SECRETARY SAID SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE PAPER
UNITED EFFORT" IN INTEGRATING THE DISABLED INTO THE COMMUNITY: A 1977, MANY SERVICES HAD BEEN SET UP OR IMPROVED.
"IN
RETROSPECT,
CONTRIBUTED TO
THE
APPEAR TO HAVE
HOWEVER, WHILE WELL-BEING OF BENEFITTED FROM
SUCH SERVICES MIGHT
PERSONS, DISABLED
THE
CONCEPT
OF
HAVE FEW OF THEM INTEGRATION AS
PROMULGATED IN THE WHITE PAPER.
/"FOR EXAMPLE,