TNAG-1449-FCO40-1953-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 83

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Given the high level of demand for

consultations at most urban clinics it is

difficult to see how waiting times can be

significantly shortened. However,

in clinics with high attendances and

consequently long waiting times, a block

appointment system has been introduced

whereby groups of patients at the time of

registration are told of the expected time

of their consultations and encouraged to

return to the clinic at the appointed time

instead of waiting. This arrangement has

had the effect of significantly reducing

actual waiting times.