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а level of service above that of the ordinary public wards.
This is
all part of giving people a wider range of services
from which to choose.
49.
With the establishment of the Hospital Authority,
the second stage of reform: the
provision of primary health care. The aim will be to
we can move forward
better
to
provide a high quality service directed at the specific
We need to place greater emphasis
needs
of
the individual.
on the continuity of care, from prevention through to cure,
and achieve а better balance between health care and
hospital treatment. Improved primary health services can
bring further improvements in
the general standard of the
community's health and reduce the need for hospitalisation.
50.
the elderly.
The Working Party on Primary Health Care is now
examining the special requirements of women, the young and
It is looking at how to involve health care
workers, teachers, social workers, parents and volunteers in
improved programmes of health education. It is studying how
computerised system could provide essential information
for medical research, and how to improve training in family
medicine for doctors and nurses at out-patient clinics. I
seeing the recommendations of the Working
Party before the end of the year.
а
look forward
to
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