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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1989

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NEED TO IMPROVE HEALTH SERVICES: LAU WAH-SUM

THE GOVERNMENT MUST CONCENTRATE ON DEVELOP A HEALTHY SOCIETY, THE HON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ΤΟ

IMPROVING HEALTH SERVICES

SAID IN

LAU

WAH-SUM

THE

LAU SAID AS

TRAFFIC DISEASES,

SPEAKING ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE BUDGET DEBATE MR

PASSENGER RATE OF THE POPULATION DENSITY TOGETHER WITH HIGH WOULD CONTINUE TO MAKE THE TERRITORY VULNERABLE TO EPIDEMIC THERE WAS A NEED TO IMPROVE OUR HEALTH SERVICES.

AMBITIOUS

HOSPITAL

RATIO TO

"WE ARE NOW MOVING IN FULL SWING WITH AN CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME WHICH WILL BRING OUR POPULATION-BED THE ACCEPTABLE STANDARD, MR LAU POINTED OUT.

FT

THERE WERE

AND MANAGEMENT

LAU

AS

MANY PITFALLS IN THE PRESENT HOSPITAL

MR STRUCTURE, ORGANISATION

BELIEVED IT WAY BY ESSENTIAL TO INTRODUCE PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT CONCEPT SUPPORTED UPDATED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, PO IMPROVE

AND WORKING CONDITIONS PROVIDE A BETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR THE MEDICAL STAFF TO EFFECTIVELY.

PERFORM

"I

WELCOME THE FORMATION OF A HOSPITAL AUTHORITY TO DEAL VARIOUS PROBLEMS

SERVICES ARISING FROM THE DELIVERY OF HOSPITAL BOTH GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS, HE SAID.

WITH IN

"THE MERE DELEGATION OF THE MANAGEMENT OF HOSPITAL SERVICES TO A

BODY WILL NOT ACHIEVE THE BEST RESULTS STATUTORY

UNLESS SUFFICIENT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN A FLEXIBLE MANNER, CONTINUED.

MR LAU

IN

HE SAID THE AUTHORITY WOULD REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS

RELATING EXPENDITURE

TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, OF MEDICAL STAFF, IMPLEMENTATION OF UPDATED EXTRA EQUIPMENT INSTALLATIONS AND OTHER NEW FUNCTIONAL SET-UPS.

BETWEEN THE

A

OF

MR LATI POINTED OUT THAT FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY GOVERNMENT AND THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY MIGHT BE ACHIEVED BY DEVISING FORMULA ON A START-UP BUDGET, WITH A GROWTH BASED ON A PERCENTAGE GDP AND THE NUMBER OF HOSPITAL BEDS PROVIDED TO ARRIVE AT A ONE-LINE VOTE TO BE ALLOCATED ON A TRI-ANNUAL BASIS.

"THE AUTHORITY NEEDS FLEXIBILITY AND SHOULD NOT

THE GOVERNMENT RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD WHICH REQUIRE

FUNDS COMPETE ANNUALLY FOR ADDITIONAL

FROM GENERAL

FOLLOW

PRESENT

ΤΟ DEPARTMENTS REVENUE, HE SAID.

H

ACCORDING

THE TO MR LAU

ALLOCATION ON A

TRI-ANNUAL OPERATING SURPLUS IN

BASIS GOOD

SHOULD ALLOW THE AUTHORITY TO ACCUMULATE YEARS IN A RESERVE ACCOUNT.

THE SURPLUS WOULD THEN BE USED TO OFFSET OPERATING DEFICIT BAD YEARS, HE SAID.

IN

/MR LAU