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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1989
TURNING TO DOCTORS IN THE SUBVENTED SECTOR, MR CHAU SAID CONTRARY TO THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY SEVERAL MEMBERS, IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO PROVIDE SIMILAR RESOURCES OF MANPOWER AND EQUIPMENT TO BOTH GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS WHICH PROVIDED SIMILAR SERVICES.
"THUS, RESOURCES ARE ALLOCATED ON THE BASIS OF THE TYPE OF FUNCTION WHICH EACH HOSPITAL PERFORMS, HAVING PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE RATIO OF ACUTE TO CONVALESCENT BEDS, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THEY ARE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT OR SUBVENTED SECTOR.
"IT THUS FOLLOWS THAT SIMILAR TREATMENT SHOULD BR GIVEN ΤΟ BOTH SECTORS IN RESPECT OF EFFORTS TO RETAIN EXPERIENCED DOCTORS,' MR CHAU SAID.
"ACCORDINGLY, THE DOCTORS IN SUBVENTED HOSPITALS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE HONORARIUM, TO WHICH I REFERRED EARLIER, ON THE SAMB TERMS AS THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE.
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HE ADDED THAT SINCE JANUARY, THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ALL THE SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF SERVICE WHICH REQUIRED MORE SENIOR POSTS.
THE EXERCISE WAS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
MR CHAU SAID SOME OF THE PROBLEMS HAD RECENTLY BEEN HIGHLIGHTED BY MEDICAL AND NURSING STAFF OF THE GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS.
"I CAN ASSURE THEM AND MEMBERS THAT I HAVE HEARD THEIR COMPLAINTS AND THAT I AM DETERMINED TO ADDRESS THEM AND TO FIND SOLUTIONS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF BEING IMPLEMENTED IN THE SHORT TERM, HE SAID.
WHICH HE HAD
HE ALSO GAVE EXAMPLES OF SHORT-TERM MEASURES ALREADY ASKED THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT:
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OUT-PATENT SERVICE:
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"A BLOCK APPOINTMENT" SYSTEM IS ALREADY IN FORCE IN A NUMBER OF OUT-PATIENT CLINICS.
THE INTENTION IS TO EXTEND THIS SYSTEM ΤΟ THE OTHER CLINICS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS WILL CONSIDERABLY SHORTEN THE WAITING TIME FOR PATIENTS.
IN ADDITION, A SYSTEM FOR KEEPING PATIENTS' RECORDS WILL BE INTRODUCED ON A TRIAL BASIS IN A FEW GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS NEXT MONTH. SUCH A SYSTEM ALREADY EXISTS IN THE SPECIALIST OUT-PATIENT CLINICS.
(B) SUPPLY
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