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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1987

TO CONCLUDE, MR CHAMBERS REITERATED THREE POINTS: FIRST, THE RRORGANISATION AIMS TO MAXIMISE DEVOLUTION OF RESPONSIBILITY; SECOND, UNDER THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, SUBVENTED HOSPITALS WOULD HAVE DIRECT PARTICIPATION AND; LASTLY, SO FAR AS THE STAFF IS CONCERNED THERE WILL BE EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION BEFORE ANY CHANGES IN CONDITIONS OF SERVICE ARE INTRODUCED.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

ANNEX A

OVERALL ORGANISATION STRUCTURE FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES

ANNEX B

MAJOR TASKS OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

ANNEX C

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MAIN FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

ANNEX A WILL BE SENT BY THE FACSIMILE NETWORK LATER.

MAJOR TASKS OF HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

ANNEX B

(A) TO DETERMINE, IN LINE WITH THE OBJECTIVES

GOVERNMENT, THE RANGE OF MEDICAL SERVICES TO BE IN HOSPIATLS;

(B)

(C)

(D)

SET PROVIDED

BY

TO KEEP UNDER REVIEW THE STATE OF DEVELOPMENT OF HOSPITAL SERVICES AND TO ADVISE GOVERNMENT ON THEIR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT;

TO INDENTIFY PROBLEMS IN THE SYSTEM, To ANALYSE THE CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS AND THE EFFECT OF SUCH PROBLEMS, AND TO PRODUCE SOLUTIONS;

TO DETERMINE OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF SEVICES, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE SETTING QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE TARGETS, AND ESTABLISHING PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO MONITOR ACHIEVEMENTS AND EVALUATE PERFORMANCE;

(E)

TO CO-ORDINATE THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL PLANS FORECASTS FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES FOR SUBMISSION TO THE GOVERNMENT;

AND

/(F) TO CO-ORDINATE,