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SHE ADDED THAT AFTER A MANY COUNTRIES WAS NOW PROVIDED FOR PHC RANGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
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DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING IN NURSES TO TAKE ON A WIDE
"THEY ARE NOT ONLY BEING TRAINED то ASSIST THE DOCTOR IN RENDERING TREATMENT TO PATIENTS BUT ALSO GIVEN SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO FUNCTION AS NURSE PRACTITIONERS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, PROFESSOR YOUNG SAID.
"ON THE PROMOTION SIDE, THEY ARE PROVIDED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNIQUE TO GIVE INDIVIDUALISED HEALTH ADVICE AND COUNSELLING TO PATIENTS IN THE CLINIC OR HOME ENVIRONMENT, SHE ADDED.
PROFESSOR YOUNG FURTHER NOTED THAT THE MOST CRUCIAL ELEMENT ANY HEALTH SYSTEM WAS THE HUMAN ELEMENT.
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SHE SAID: "THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE AT THE PHC LEVEL THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT INDIVIDUALS AND THE FAMILY HAVE WITH HEALTH SYSTEM.
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IMPRESSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION AND EFFECTIVE COUNSELLING ARE OFTEN THE MOST USEFUL MEANS TO PROVIDE HEALTH AND PREVENT DISEASE."
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, DR SH SAID THE SCHOOL WOULD PROVIDE TRAINING TO THE FUTURE GENERATION OF HEALTH NURSES IN A COMMUNITY-BASED PHC SETTING.
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DR LEE NOTED THAT PHC SERVICES IN HONG KONG WOULD ASSUME A NEW OUTLOOK IN THE COMING YEARS.
"AS EXPERIENCED IN OTHER COUNTRIES, HEALTH NURSES OR NURSE PRACTITIONERS ARE PLAYING AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE IN
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SAID.
HE NOTED THAT THE TARGET OF TRAINING FOR THIS YEAR PROVIDE 280 NURSES WITH LONG AND SHORT COURSES AND 32 PLACES DIPLOMA COURSE OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING STUDIES.
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DR LEE SAID: "FOR 1994, WE PLAN TO INCREASE THE INTAKE то AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NURSES ATTENDING THE COURSES WILL BE OVER 300,"
"THIS INCREASE IN TRAINING CAPACITY REPRESENTS NOT ONLY MORE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NURSES BUT ALSO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S COMMITMENT TO THE PROVISION OF POST-BASIC TRAINING FOR ITS HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL."
HE SAID THE QUALITY OF THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM ON PHO WAS IMPROVED FOLLOWING A REVIEW CONDUCTED BY TWO NURSING EXPERTS FROM WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION.
THE MODIFIED CURRICULUM WHICH GEARED TOWARDS THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITY FOR PHC SERVICES HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED LAST OCTOBER.
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