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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1976

THE COMMITTEE HAD EARLIER APPOINTED A WORKING PARTY TO STUDY THE WORK OF ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY NURSING, TO SEE HOW THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE COMPARE WITH THE GOVERNMENT DEFINITION OF THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF COMMUNITY NURSING AND TO CONSIDER WHAT MEASURES WOULD BE NECESSARY IN THE EVENT OF THE SERVICES BEING SUBVENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS A PILOT SCHEME.

AFTER STUDYING THE WORKING PARTY'S REPORT, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD, IN COOPERATION WITH THESE ORGANISATIONS, EVALUATE THE SERVICES BEING PROVIDED AND ASSESS HOW THEY COULD BEST BE ORGANISED TO COMPLEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT OTHER SERVICES ALREADY BEING PROVIDED UNDER THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMMES.

DR. CHOA SAID ALL THESE STEPS MIGHT SEEM UNDULY CAUTIOUS BUT THEY WERE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO AVOID DUPLICATION OF SERVICES WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THE WORKING PARTY, SUCH AS POST-NATAL CARE.

ON DENTAL SERVICE, THE DIRECTOR SAID THE PLAN FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN OUTLINED IN THE MEDICAL WHITE PAPER, WAS NOW BEING CARRIED OUT STEP BY STEP.

IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR, THE FOUNDATION OF THE MACLEHOSE DENTAL CENTRE, WHICH WILL HOUSE A DENTAL NURSE TRAINING SCHOOL AND A DENTAL CLINIC FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN, WILL BE LAID BY THE GOVERNOR.

DENTISTS WOULD NEXT BE TRAINED LOCALLY, AT THE DENTAL SCHOOL TO BE SET UP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, SAID DR. CHOA.

A PROPOSAL THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION INTO THE FUTURE TEACHING DENTAL CLINIC WILL BE SYMPATHETICALLY CONSIDERED, HE ADDED.

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