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TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 12, 1989

SIXTH MEETING OF PROVISIONAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

THE PROVISIONAL

MEETING TODAY

(THA)

ΤΟ (TUESDAY)

PROGRESS COMMITTEES SINCE THE LAST MEETING HELD ON JULY 11.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PHA. SIR S.Y. CONTINUES TO BE MADE IN THE WORK OF PHA'S COMMITTEES.

REVIEW

HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

THE

HELD

OF

ITS WORK

OF

SIXTH ITS

SAID CHUNG.

GOOD PROGRESS

"A NUMBER OF COMMITTEES ARE IN FACT REACHING

то RELATING

THE FINAL STAGE THEIR TERMS OF REFERENCE, IN

MANAGEMENT

HAVE

ALMOST

FINISHED

ON

THE

IN CONSIDERING MATTERS PARTICULAR THE AUTHORITY STRUCTURE COMMITTEE AND HOSPITAL

THEIR COMMITTEE

DELIBERATIONS ORGANISATION OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (HA) AND INDIVIDUAL HOSPITALS.

"THE LATTER IS NOW BEING VALIDATED BY AN INTERNATIONAL FIRM MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS. HE SAID.

+

IN OCTOBER 1988. A TOTAL OF SINCE THE PHA WAS SET UP COMMITTEE AND 37 WORKING GROUP MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD.

OF

120

SENSE OF

"THERE IS NO SIGN THAT THE DEGREE OF SERIOUSNESS AND

C SIR S.Y. SAID. URGENCY ON THE PART OF PHA MEMBERS ARE REDUCING,

THE PHA

CAN REPORT "I AM CONFIDENT THAT SUBMISSION TO THE GOVERNMENT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

BE

FINALISED FOR

TARGET

THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

IN APRIL 1990 WILL BE

"IF THE GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS OUR DATE OF ESTABLISHING THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACHIEVABLE.

I

THE

BEEN THE RESOURCE

SIR S.Y. REVEALED THAT

PHA FINACE COMMITTEE HAS PRINCIPLES AND PHILOSOPHY OF BASIC CONSIDERING THE ALLOCATION SYSTEM WITHIN THE HA.

THAT

THE

FUTURE ALLOCATION

OF

TO RESOURCES

AND THEIR

1T HAS AGREED INDIVIDUAL HOSPITALS SHOULD BE ON THE BASIS OF THEIR NEEDS ACHIEVEMENTS, AND THE ROLES THEY ARE EXPECTED TO PLAY IN THE SYSTEM.

THE HA AND THE REGARDING THE FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN

VIEW IS THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S

GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT, THE

IN USING SHOULD ALLOW THE HA THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE DEGREE OF AUTONOMY

FOR THE HA AND INCENTIVES

TO SECURE MORE THE MONEY PROVIDED, RESOURCES SHOULD BE PROVIDED.

OF THE POLICY

THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD, HOWEVER, RETAIN CONTROL ON FEES AND CHARGES AND THERE SHOULD ALWAYS BE PROVISION FOR BE WAIVED FOR THOSE PATIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY.

FEES ΤΟ

DELIVERY OF

EXAMINED AND STAFF

"WITH A

VIEW

TO

HOSPITAL SERVICES, THE

VARIOUS

MEANS OF

COMMUNICATIONS IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS.

IN ENHANCING EFFICIENCY

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE HOSPITAL

ENVIRONMENT IMPROVING THE WORKING

SIR S.Y. SAID.

THE

HAS

/THESE WILL .............