FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1993
PATIENTS MAY ALSO RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH COUNSELLING BY NURSES AND ATTEND EDUCATION TALKS ON COMMON DISEASES HELD REGULARLY.
AT THE DISPENSARY, THE GOVERNOR WAS BRIEFED BY THE CHIEF DISPENSER, MR SAN YEUNG, ON HIS AWARD-WINNING PROJECT COMPUTERISED DRUG DISPENSING SYSTEM
WHICH HAS TREMENDOUSLY UPGRADED THE QUALITY OF DRUG DISPENSING.
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THE GOVERNOR SAW THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HAND-WRITTEN LABELS AND COMPUTER-GENERATED LABELS WITH THE LATTER PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS ON SIDE-EFFECTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS, IN A MORE LEGIBLE MANNER.
HE LEARNT THAT COMPUTERISED LABELS NOT ONLY ENABLED PATIENTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THEIR MEDICATION BUT ALSO ENCOURAGED THEM TO COMPLY WITH THE COURSE OF DRUG TREATMENT PRESCRIBED.
MR YEUNG'S EFFORT IN COMPUTERISING DRUG DISPENSING THROUGH DESIGN OF SOFTWARES AND TRAINING OF STAFF WON HIM AN AWARD UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE STAFF SUGGESTIONS SCHEME.
PERFORMANCE
THE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHED THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PLEDGE PROGRAMME IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR IN 15 OF ITS 56 GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS.
BEST PRACTICE TECHNIQUES WERE DEVELOPED IN THESE CLINICS WHICH WOULD BE APPLIED TO OTHER CLINICS AT LATER PHASES.
THE SECOND PHASE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH IN 13 MORE
CLINICS.
TELECOMS AUTHORITY APPROVES IDD RATE CUTS AND DOMESTIC TARIFFS
THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MR ALEXANDER ARENA, ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT HE HAD APPROVED THE 8 PER CENT REDUCTION IN IDD CHARGES.
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"THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR CONSUMERS, SAID MR ARENA, "AND REPRESENTS SAVINGS TO THE CONSUMER OF MORE THAN $600 MILLION OVER A FULL YEAR."
HE NOTED THAT HE HAD APPROVED THE CUTS AFTER THE AUTHORITY'S ANALYSIS ENSURED THEY WERE IN LINE WITH THE IDD REDUCTION PLAN AGREED BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND HONGKONG TELECOM INTERNATIONAL.
"CONSUMERS BENEFIT ON EVERY TRAFFIC STREAM BECAUSE CHARGES WILL NOT INCREASE ON ANY STREAM. IN EFFECT THE CHARGES ON BACH STREAM WILL DROP IN REAL TERMS BY AT LEAST THE RATE OF INFLATION OF ABOUT 9.5 PER CENT,' MR ARENA OBSERVED.
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