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MONDAY, MARCH 13 1989

PHA COMMITTEES MAKING GOOD PROGRESS

THE COMMITTEES SET UP UNDER THE PROVISIONAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY {PHA}, AND THEIR WORKING GROUPS, HAVE MADE GOOD PROGRES8 IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF WORK, THE PHA CHAIRMAN, SIR S.Y. CHUNG. SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

THE COMMITTEES DEAL WITH HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT, INTEGRATION LEGISLATION, AND STAFFING MATTERS.

AUTHORITY STRUCTURE,

FINANCE,

OF PUBLIC HOSPITAL SERVICES,

"PROGRESS IS CONSTANTLY MONITORED AND STANDING COMMITTEE, SIR S.Y. SAID AFTER THE MEETING THIS AFTERNOON.

CO-ORDINATED BY THE PHA HELD ITS THIRD

THE COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN MEETING REGULARLY, AND MOST MEET EVERY TWO WEEKS.

ONCE

FORTY-EIGHT MEETINGS OF THE PHA AND ITS COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN HELD SINCE THE PHA'S FORMATION IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR, IN ADDITION ΤΟ 16 MEETINGS AT WORKING GROUP LEVEL. SIXTEEN VISITS TO HOSPITALS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE.

AT TODAY'S MEETING, THE PROGRESS OF WORK OF THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS WAS ALSO REVIEWED.

"IT WAS RECOGNISED AT THE OUTSET THAT PROGRESS IN THE WORK OF THE PHA DEPENDS A GREAT DEAL ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE OVERALL STRUCTURE FOR THE FUTURE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY.

"THE AUTHORITY STRUCTURE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN ACTIVELY CONSIDERING A NUMBER OF OPTIONS, SIR S.Y. SAID.

HAS

CONCLUDED FUNCTIONS

IN THE COURSE OF ITS DISCUSSIONS, THE COMMITTEE THAT THERE IS A NEED TO EXPAND THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC HOSPITAL SYSTEM.

REVIEWING

THERE SHOULD BE MORE EMPHASIS ON SETTING AND STANDARDS OF PATIENT CARE, AND ON PROVIDING AN IMPETUS FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF SERVICE AND PROPOSING NEW INITIATIVES.

A CHANNEL OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT SHOULD ALSO BE INTRODUCED THROUGH INVOLVING THE PUBLIC AND INDIVIDUAL HOSPITALS IN COMMITTEES AT THE HEADQUARTERS AND REGIONALS LEVELS.

THE AIM IS ΤΟ PROMOTE BETTER COMMUNICATION RECIPIENTS AND PROVIDERS OF PUBLIC HOSPITAL SERVICES.

BETWEEN THE

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS STARTED CONSIDERATION OF THE

ARRANGEMENTS MEMORANDUM OF ADMINISTRATIVE

WHICH WILL SET OUT THE DETAILED RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND THE GOVERNMENT.

/"ASPECTS UNDER