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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1994
LAW
ENFORCEMENT ΤΟ DETER
(B) THE POLICE SHOULD STEP UP MOTORISTS FROM IGNORING TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND REGULATIONS;
(C)
"RED LIGHT" CAMERAS SHOULD BE INSTALLED AT SOME OF THE ROAD JUNCTIONS TO DETER MOTORISTS FROM JUMPING LIGHTS; AND
(D)
PUBLICITY ON TV TARGETED AT MOTORISTS TO EXERCISE EXTRA
CAUTION AT LRT JUNCTIONS SHOULD BE LAUNCHED.
IN ADDITION, THE KCRC WILL ALSO ORGANISE MORE ROAD SAFETY ACTIVITIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE POLICE IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG,
SERVICES OF HK HOSPITALS REGULATED
THE FOLLOWING IS A SPEECH BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS KATHERINE FOK, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HUANG CHEN-YA IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
MR PRESIDENT,
ALL HOSPITALS IN HONG KONG ARE REGULATED BY VARIOUS ORDINANCES PRESCRIBING CONDITIONS ON ACCOMMODATION, STAFFING LEVEL AND EQUIPMENT, QUALIFICATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL. STAFF AS WELL AS REGULATIONS ON DRUGS, FIRE SAFETY, STORAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS AND OTHER OPERATIONAL MATTERS.
SINCE 1993, THE QUALITY OF SERVICE PROVISION AND PATIENT CARE IN PUBLIC HOSPITAL HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM IN ALL CLINICAL SPECIALTIES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE ADOPTION OF STRUCTURED APPROACHES INCLUDING "MEDICAL AUDIT" TO ENSURE CONFORMANCE TO ESTABLISHED PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND STANDARDS.
FURTHERMORE, TO ASSIST PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN SAFEGUARDING THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH HAS ISSUED A SET OF GUIDELINES ENDORSED BY THE FORMER MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ΤΟ ALL THEIR OPERATORS COVERING ASPECTS INCLUDING ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE, PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT, PATIENTS' RIGHTS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES ON SPECIFIC ISSUES ARE ALSO PROMULGATED AS AND WHEN NECESSARY.
IN KEEPING WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION CODING SYSTEM, INFORMATION IS COLLATED BY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PUBLISHED IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT IN THE FORM OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY DATA FOR VARIOUS DISEASE CONDITIONS RATHER THAN ACCORDING TO MAJOR SURGICAL OPERATIONS. THESE FIGURES ARE SUBSEQUENTLY USED AS A MONITORING TOOL ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PATTERN OF DISEASES IN THE COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, SINCE THESE STATISTICS ARE AFFECTED BY FACTORS SUCH AS THE PRE-OPERATIVE HEALTH CONDITION, DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE AND CASEMIX, THEY SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS AN INDICATOR OF THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY PARTICULAR
HOSPITAL.
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