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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1991

"THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CLINICS AND HOSPITALS 18

DR LEE SAID. AND REFERRAL SYSTEM INEFFICIENT,

INADEQUATE

THE

IN THE PRIORITIES ΤΟ IMPROVE

IN VIEW OF THESE, HE SAID, THERE WAS A NEED TO INVOLVE ALL

THE MAIN HEALTH PROBLEMS IDENTIFYING RELEVANT SECTORS IN DISTRICT AND IN SETTING OUT RIGHT TARGETS AND HEALTH AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.

LEE SAID KWUN TONG HAD BEEN ITS EXISTING

TURNING TO IMPLEMENTATION, DR CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE PILOT DISTRICTS FOR DHS BECAUSE OF SERVICE COMPONENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT INTO A CO-ORDINATED NETWORK.

HOSPITAL.

THESE COMPONENTS INCLUDED A DISTRICT CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL, OUT-PATIENT HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH

COMMUNITY LABORATORY, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES, HE SAID.

HEALTH

CLINIC KOK

THE UNITED CENTRES, A WELFARE

AND SERVICES

WOULD BE THE DISTRICT THE PILOT KWUN

DR LEE SAID THE NGAU TAU HEALTH CENTRE SERVING AS THE CO-ORDINATING CENTRE OF TONG DHS.

DR

LEE

SAID,

THE

PLANNING

OF HEALTH AND TAKING COMMUNITY GROUPS AND

IN THE PILOT SCHEME, SERVICES WOULD BE AT DISTRICT LEVEL BASING ON LOCAL NEEDS INTO ACCOUNT SUGGESTIONS FROM THE FIELD STAFF, AGENCIES IN THE DISTRICT.

AND RESPONSIBILITY TO ON A TEAM APPROACH INVOLVING

"THERE WILL BE DEVOLUTION OF AUTHORITY THE DISTRICT LEVEL

EMPHASIS AND

PROFESSIONALS OF DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES.

AMONG "COMMUNICATION CHANNELS WILL BE ESTABLISHED AND ENHANCED

AND PRIVATE SECTORS, HOSPITALS, STAFF, PUBLIC,

SUBVENTED

+1

HE SAID.

HEALTH CLINICS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS,

VARIOUS INNOVATIVE IDEAS AS RECOMMENDED BY

WILL BE TRIED OUT IN THE PILOT DHS.

THE WORKING PARTY

DISEASES FOR THE ELDERLY, THESE INCLUDE SCREENING OF COMMON OPPORTUNISTIC SCREENING FOR PATIENTS AGED BETWEEN 45 AND 64

CLINIC WELL-WOMEN GENERAL OUT-PATIENT (GOP)

CLINICS,

HEALTH CENTRE AND MINI-SPECIALIST CLINIC.

BEING

ATTENDING IN A FAMILY

PLANNED BY

THE DEPARTMENT IN KWUN TONG ARE INDIVIDUAL CASES, APPOINTMENT SYSTEM FOR CHRONIC

CHRONIC FOR

PATIENTS AND DRUG

ΤΟ

OTHER IMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCE INTO THE NETWORK OF CLINICS MEDICAL RECORDS AT GOP CLINICS • SPECIAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES LABELLING.

"ALL THESE HELP TO PROVIDE A BETTER QUALITY AND PATIENT CARE.

CONTINUITY OF

"IN

THE

RUN, LONG

OUR AIM IS TO

1

DR LEE SAID.

INTRODUCE INFORMATION SYSTEM USING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN OUR GOPD PATIENT DEPARTMENT) SERVICE,

A

CLINICAL (GENERAL OUT-

/HE ADDED