WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1994
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HEALTH SERVICES IN TIN SHUI WAI ADEQUATE
WRITTEN IN
FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON TANG SIU-TONG AND A REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS KATHERINE FOK, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
QUESTION: CURRENTLY,
APPROXIMATELY
OF HEALTH THE
TIN SHUI WAI ALREADY HAS A POPULATION
AND YET THERE IS ONLY ONE 100,000
OUT-PATIENT SERVICE IN PROVIDING DAYTIME CENTRE DISTRICT. IN VIEW OF THIS, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL :
IS
IN
(A) WHAT IS THE DAILY QUOTA FOR OUT-PATIENT SERVICE AT THE
TIN SHUI WAI HEALTH CENTRE AND WHETHER SUCH QUOTA SUFFICIENT TO CATER FOR THE NEED OF THE RESIDENTS THE DISTRICT; AND
(B)
WHETHER THE
GOVERNMENT
HAS ANY
PLAN TO
INTRODUCE
EVENING OUT-PATIENT SERVICE AT THE CENTRE; IF SO, WHEN WILL SUCH SERVICE COMMENCE; IF NOT, WHY NOT?
REPLY:
(A)
(B)
AT THE
NOT
THE DAILY QUOTA FOR OUT-PATIENT CONSULTATION TIN SHUI WAI HEALTH CENTRE IS 215. THIS QUOTA IS
THE UTILISED.
EXISTING ALWAYS FULLY
LEVEL OF PROVISION OF SERVICE IS CONSIDERED ADEQUATE. NEVERTHELESS, THE SITUATION IS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED
ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE
AND APPROPRIATE
WHERE
NECESSARY.
HEALTH
WELL
THE PROVISION OF EVENING OUT-PATIENT SERVICE FOR A DISTRICT OR REGION IS DEPENDENT ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS INCLUDING UTILISATION OF EXISTING SERVICES, AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF MEDICAL AND SERVICES IN THE VOLUNTARY AND PRIVATE SECTORS AS AS OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS. AS EVENING CLINIC SERVICE LONG IS ALREADY AVAILABLE IN TUEN MUN CLINIC AND YUEN JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE, THERE IS AT PRESENT NO PLAN ΤΟ INTRODUCE EVENING OUT-PATIENT SERVICE AT SHUI WAT HEALTH CENTRE.
THE TIN
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