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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1987

WILL

THE

BE APPOINTED BY MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEES WILL HOSPITAL

THEY AUTHORITY;

OF INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES

THE THE REGION, THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AUTHORITY, HOSPITALS IN

AND THE BY A NON-CIVIL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EACH COMMITTEE WILL BE CHAIRED SERVANT APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.

AS CO-ORDINATING AND A LINK BETWEEN THE

IN EACH

A REGION, OF THE REGIONAL

"THE REGIONAL COMMITTEES WILL ACT

REGIONAL LEVEL AND SUPERVISORY BODIES AT THE HOSPITAL MANAGEMENTS AND THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY. LARGE ACUTE GENERAL HOSPITAL WOULD BE MADE THE BASE COMMITTEE.

MAKING

T

WILL

HAVE CHAMBERS

"ONE SIGNIFICANT POINT IS THAT SUBVENTED HOSPITALS

DECISION DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN THE

MR PROCESS,

REMARKED.

HE STATED THAT COMPARABLE GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS

IN STATUS AND FUNDED WILL BE EQUAL

IN THE SAME WAY. "DETAILED DIRECTORS ARRANGEMENTS WILL HAVE TO BE DISCUSSED WITH THE OF SUBVENTED HOSPITALS DURING THE NEXT FEW MONTHS HE SAID.

INTO

BOARDS OF

**

BY

ON FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS, MR CHAMBERS SAID THAT THE AUTHORITY WOULD BE FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, AND THE AMOUNT WOULD BE DECIDED THE GOVERNMENT AFTER TAKING

ACCOUNT THE AUTHORITY'S PROPOSED ACTIVITIES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR, ITS PAST PERFORMANCE, THE ECONOMIC PREVAILING AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES, ITS OTHER INCOME, THE SITUATION AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS.

"DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN A

OF MEMORANDUM UP AND ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE DRAWN

AGREED BETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND PROVISIONAL HOSPITAL

THEY GOVERNMENT.

INCLUDE WILL MEASURES TO PROVIDE THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WITH INCENTIVES TO BE COST EFFECTIVE IN THE PROVISION OF

SERVICES,

SAID.

HOSPITAL

*

MR

MORE CHAMBERS

THE AUTHORITY OWN STAFF ON

ITS

HE SAID THAT IT WAS THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE FOR TO BE INDEPENDENT OF GOVERNMENT AND TO EMPLOY ITS OWN TERMS OF SERVICE.

HOSPITALS WILL

"INITIALLY HOWEVER THE STAFF OF THE GOVERNMENT REMAIN CIVIL SERVANTS. DIFFERENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST FOR THE TIME BEING FOR STAFF WORKING IN GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS," HE SAID.

MR CHAMBERS ADDED THAT THE PROVISIONAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY SERVICE, AS WOULD BE CHARGED WITH THE TASK OF DEVISING NEW TERMS OF WELL AS CONSIDERING THE PROBLEMS ARISING FROM A MIXED STAFF SITUATION. "THE STAFF WILL CERTAINLY BE CONSULTED, MR CHAMBERS SAID.

"

TO CONCLUDE,