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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1992

GREEN PAPER ON MEDICAL CHARGES IN THE PIPELINE

THE

WITH

WAIVER

A

WILL SHORTLY BE CONSULTING THE PUBLIC GOVERNMENT

AND FEES GREEN PAPER CONTAINING PROPOSALS FOR AN IMPROVED SYSTEM FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY PUBLIC HOSPITALS, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS HELEN YU, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF ZONTA CLUB OF HONG KONG EAST, IN MRS YU SAID AN IMPROVED FEES AND WAIVER SYSTEM WOULD BE EQUITABLE TREATMENT AND FINANCING AND WOULD ENSURE THAT SERVICES WERE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AND GENERALLY AFFORDABLE.

THE

SYSTEM WILL CONTAIN ESCALATING HEALTH CARE COSTS, HIGHER QUALITY CARE AND BETTER CHOICE TO PATIENTS, AND BE ADMINISTER.

PROVIDE SIMPLE TO

NEW SERVICES

MRS YU ALSO SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD INTRODUCE AND ADOPT NEW APPROACHES FOR A NUMBER OF SPECIAL TARGET GROUPS. INCLUDE:

*

THESE

*

A HEALTH SERVICE FOR ALL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS;

A SPECIALIST ORAL HEALTH SERVICE FOR PATIENT GROUPS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS;

* A PILOT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE FOR WORKERS;

*

A GERIATRIC DAY CARE CENTRE FOR ELDERLY PERSONS; AND

A PSYCHOGERIATRIC SERVICE FOR ELDERLY MENTAL

PATIENTS.

"WE

++

DEVELOP A CULTURE OF SERVICE, ΤΟ AIM PATIENT ORIENTED, SAID MRS YU.

ΤΟ

BE EVEN

MORE

"THIS WILL SEE REDUCED WAITING TIME FOR CONSULTATION AT CLINICS AND QUICKER TREATMENT AT ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND WILL BE BETTER MEDICAL RECORD-KEEPING, SHE ADDED.

THERE

MRS YU ALSO OUTLINED THE GOVERNMENT'S TASK TO ACHIEVE FOR ALL IN THE YEAR 2000".

"HEALTH

HOSPITAL IN NUMERICAL TERMS, IT WILL PROVIDE 4,200 ADDITIONAL

CLINICS, ESTABLISH REDS.

OPEN 13 NEW CLINICS AND EXPAND 11 EXISTING SEVEN HEALTH CENTRES FOR SOME 700,000 ELDERLY PERSONS AND THREE WOMAN CLINICS FOR WOMEN ESPECIALLY SOME 320,000 IN MENOPAUSAL PRIME.

WELL-

RELIEVED 20 PER

THE OVERCROWDING AT CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL WILL ALSO BE WHILE

BEDS IN OTHER HOSPITALS INCREASED BY OVER PSYCHIATRIC CENT OVERALL BY 1997, MRS YU ADDED.

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