(a)
(b)
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the breakdown by year of the numbers of posts at D2, D3 and D4 of the Directorate Pay Scale respectively in each of the HA hospitals from 1 December 1991 to 1 April 1995; and
the annual rate of increase of such posts during the same period?
Reply:
Consultant doctors working in public hospitals are remunerated based on D2 to D4 of the Government Directorate Pay Scale. Creation of new consultant posts must be justified by functional needs arising from new/improved services or facilities. A summary of cumulative increase in the last three years is provided as follows:
Year
1991/92
1992/93
1993/94
1994/95
(Number of Posts)
Existing Services
241
241
241
241
New/Improved
Services
-
13
21
28
(Cumulative total)
(13)
(34)
(62)
New Hospitals/Facilities
5
32
31
(Cumulative total)
(5)
(37)
(68)
Total
241
259
312
371
End/Wednesday, May 17, 1995