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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1992

CHIEF SECRETARY VISITS GOVT CLINIC

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, TODAY

(THURSDAY) VISITED

THE LAM TIN POLYCLINIC TO SEE FOR HIMSELF THE DAILY OPERATION OF THE CLINIC - ONE OF 54 RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, DR S.H. LEE, SIR DAVID FIRST TOURED THE GENERAL OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT. THERE HE WAS BRIEFED ON VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING THE INTRODUCTION OF MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM AND APPOINTMENT SYSTEM FOR CHRONIC CASES, MADE SINCE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WAS ESTABLISHED IN APRIL 1989.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY THEN PROCEEDED TO THE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES CRNTRE WHERE HE WAS TOLD THAT 91 PER CENT OF THE NEW-BORN BABIES IN HONG KONG USE THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

THE NEXT STOP WAS THE SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC WHERE SIR DAVID SAW A GROUP OF SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO WERE HAVING THEIR ANNUAL DENTAL EXAMINATION OR RECRIVING ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION,

BEFORE ENDING HIS TOUR, THE CHIEF SECRETARY WAS BRIEFED ON THE PILOT DISTRICT HEALTH SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE INTRODUCED IN KWUN TONG SHORTLY.

THE SYSTEM, COMPRISING A NETWORK OF SIX HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS WITH NGAU TAU KOK CLINIC SERVING AS THE DISTRICT HEALTH CENTRE, AIMS TO FOSTER A TEAMWORK APPROACH AND ENSURE GREATER COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

A DISTRICT HEALTH COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF LOCAL COMMUNITY PERSONNEL AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, WILL SHORTLY BE FORMED.

SIR DAVID WAS ALSO TOLD ABOUT THE PROGRAMME OF PHASED IMPLEMENTATION. OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKING PARTY ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE.

INTERIM REPORT ON CHINESE MEDICINE PUBLISHED FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION

PRACTITIONERS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM)

REGISTERED IN ORDER TO ASSURE PROSPECTIVE TO ACCORD PROPER STATUS TO PRACTITIONERS.

SHOULD BE PATIENTS ON STANDARDS AND

OF THE WORKING PARTY ON CHINESE MEDICINE TODAY (THURSDAY) FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION.

REPORT THIS IS ONE OF THE MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE INTERIM

(WPCM) WHICH IS PUBLISHED

SPEAKING AT A PRESENTATION OF THE INTERIM REPORT, PARTY CHAIRMAN, MRS HELEN YU LAI CHING-PING STRESSED THAT THERE NEED FOR SOME FORM OF REGISTRATION OR REGULATION OF THE INTEREST OF SAFE PATIENT CARE.

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TCM PRACTICE

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