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THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1990

COMMUNITY

OUTLINING THE MAIN BENEFITS TO THE

THE THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ON THE LINES PROPOSED IN

OVER PARTICULAR SHIPMAN SAID HE HOPED THAT CONCERNS NOT LEAD US TO LOSE SIGHT OF THESE BENEFITS.

THESE

BENEFITS

IN ESTABLISHING PHA REPORT, MR ASPECTS SHOULD

IS THE REASON WHY WE "TO ACHIEVE

RATHER UNDERTAKING THIS MAJOR OVERHAUL OF OUR PUBLIC HOSPITALS, TAKING THE EASIER COURSE OF ALLOWING THE EXISTING SYSTEM WITH ALL IMPERFECTIONS TO CONTINUE," HE SAID.

THE

AUTHORITY HOSPITAL

WOULD HE POINTED OUT THAT THE

EXISTING GOVERNMENT AND FOR BRINGING FRAMEWORK HOSPITALS TOGETHER IN AN INTEGRATED PUBLIC HOSPITAL SYSTEM,

TRADITIONS

AND

ARE

THAN ITS

THE SAME INDIVIDUAL HOSPITALS.

TIME

PRESERVING THE

CHARACTERISTICS

PROVIDE

SUBVENTED WHILE AT OF

A

"THIS MOVE WILL

ENABLE

THE

HOSPITAL'S FACILITIES, WITH BETTER MANPOWER AND RESOURCES.

BEST USE ተዕ BE AND CO-ORDINATION

MADE OF EACH DEPLOYMENT OF

OVER

ALL

A

"SINCE THE AUTHORITY WILL OFFER COMMON TERMS OF SERVICE TO

DIFFERENCES

FRINGE ITS STAFF, FREQUENT SOURCE OF COMPLAINT AMONG WILL EVENTUALLY BE REMOVED, HE SAID.

WHICH BENEFITS,

BEEN HAVE STAFF IN THE SUBVENTED SECTOR,

COMMUNITY WOULD BE MR SHIPMAN SAID THE SECOND BENEFIT TO THE

A QUICKER RESPONSE THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY'S GREATER FLEXIBILITY AND

SERVICE TO CHANGING DEMANDS THAN WOULD OTHERWISE BE POSSIBLE IF CIVIL REGULATIONS HAD TO APPLY.

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

"THE THIRD BENEFIT IS THAT A MORE EFFECTIVE WILL BE INTRODUCED, PROVIDING FOR GREATER DEVOLUTION OF AUTHORITY FROM THE CENTRAL TO THE OPERATIONAL LEVELS.

UPON THE DIFFERENT SKILLS A CONTRIBUTE

"THE NEW SYSTEM WILL SEEK TO DRAW THAT VARIOUS GRADES OF STAFF CAN CO-OPERATIVE TEAM SPIRIT.

AND ENGENDER

THEY

"STAFF WILL BE MORE CLEARLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE FUNCTIONS

AND PARTICULARLY SHOULD PERFORM AND THE TARGETS THEY SHOULD ACHIEVE, FOR THE USE OF RESOURCES.

"A

BETTER-MANAGED

HOSPITAL SHOULD

"

BETTER CARE AND COMFORT TO ITS PATIENTS,

BE HE SAID.

CAPABLE

OF

OFFERING

REGARDING CONCERN EXPRESSED OVER THE ROLES TO

AND OVER THE REPORTING CERTAIN GRADES OF STAFF SHIPMAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAS INVITED THE PHA ASPECTS OF THE PROPOSED NEW ATTRACTED CRITICISM FROM STAFF.

HOSPITAL

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH

BE ASSIGNED TO MR ARRANGEMENTS, ΤΟ RE-EXAMINE THOSE HAVE

"DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE PHA AND THE MAIN NURSING

WILL TAKE PLACE SHORTLY, HE SAID.

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