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Tuen Mun Hospital out-patient service
Following is a question by the Hon Ho Chun-yan and a written reply by the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Reply:
Is the Government aware:
(a)
(b)
(c)
of the average number of patients seeking treatment per day and the daily quota of medical consultations in the specialist out-patient services provided by Tuen Mun Hospital in each of the past three years;
of the average waiting time for getting specialist out-patient services appointments in Tuen Mun Hospital in the past three years, and how it differs from that laid down in the performance pledge of the Hospital;
and
what short-term and long-term measures the Hospital Authority has to improve the specialist out-patient services provided by Tuen Mun Hospital in view of the increasing demand for specialist out-patient services in Tuen Mun?
The average number of patients seeking specialist out-patient consultation per day at Tuen Mun Polyclinic and Tuen Mun Hospital were 890, 950 and 1,100 in 1993/94, 1994/95 and 1995/96 respectively. All patient consultations are arranged by appointment in advance and not subject to any daily quota.
The average waiting time for specialist out-patient consultation at Tuen Mun Polyclinic and Tuen Mun Hospital were 15.2, 9.7 and 15.6 weeks in 1993/94, 1994/95 and 1995/96 respectively. The Hospital Authority has pledged in its 1995/96 Annual Plan to achieve an average waiting time of less than three months for first consultation in 90% of its specialist out-patient clinics. This has been achieved.