was 4,485 members of whom 1,002 were women. The Service is designed to duplicate the Medical Department staff in the event of a Colony-wide emergency, so that treatment can be given to all casualties while the day to day clinic and hospitals services to the general population arc main- tained as far as is possible. In addition an expanded ambulance and first aid service, which comes under the operational control of the Çivil Aid Services in an emergency, is staffed by A.M.S. personnel. The Medical Defence Staff Officer is responsible for the routine administra- tion of the service and the Director of Medical & Health Services is the Unit Controller.
426. One new unit was formed in Cheung Chau which has an island population of over 20,000 residents. This unit includes a large and keen women's section. The overall increase in membership of the Service was 134 members.
427. Emphasis is on training, and the First Aid Demonstration teams, one on cach side of the harbour, have continued to do very good work, with a noticeable increase in efficiency and enthusiasm resulting from the efforts of these two Icams.
428. There is a close liaison with the Civil Aid Services and 8 com- bined Civil Defence Zone exercises were held during the year. 'Live' casualties, using wound-faking and acting techniques, have made for realism and the more careful handling of casualties by rescue and first aid groups. Ambulance team members have also attended regularly at week-ends at the Casualty Departments of the Queen Mary and Kowloon Hospitals, where they have gained valuable experience by watching the handling and treatment of casualties by trained personnel. A new venture has been the secondment of members, trained in first aid, for voluntary part time work with the Ambulance Service main- tained by the Fire Brigade.
429. The auxiliary Ambulance Depots now have 1,200 members who carry out up to 14 hours of training each month; during the year 1,006 members were awarded proficiency certificates, 42 with distinction.
430. The training of pharmacists and dispensers in the preparation of intravenous fluids, and the storage of drugs and equipment for emer- gency use, continued under the supervision of the Chief Pharmacist. This training takes place on two Sundays each month.
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431. Table 40 sets out some details of the work done during the year:
TABLE 40
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
ان مال
Basic First
Officers
Driving
Members attending
72
47
134
Telephonists A message writing
76
Aux. Dressers Aux. Nurses
Store- keeping
Basic Aux.
Word course (4 days)
(Hospital) (2 weeks)
Dresser:
$7
55
93
63
Members attending
WARD REFRESHER COURSE (5 days)
Members attending Number of Qualified Auxiliary Dressers Number of Qualified Auxiliary Nurses Number of Qualified Drivers
V. TRAINING PROGRAMME
DOCTORS
533
061 223
432. Undergraduate training is carried out at the University of Hong Kong which confers the degrees of M.B., B.S., recognized, since 1911. by the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom,
433. Post-graduate training for higher qualifications is under the supervision of the Panel on Post-Graduate Medical Education, con- sisting of University and Government staff members, who advise on both general and individual aspects of the programme. Post-graduate clinical training at the Queen Mary Hospital is now recognized by the majority of the Examining bodies in Great Britain, while the Tsan Yuk Maternity Hospital is also recognized by the Royal College of Obste tricians and Gynaecologists as a training hospital. It is mainly due to this programme that 65% of the specialist appointments in the Depart- ment are now held by locally-recruited personnel, and that a number of medical officers have also been able to obtain higher qualifications. 434. During 1959 a further Part I examination for the Diplomas in Medical Radiology in Diagnosis and Therapy was held in the Colony, This was the second such examination and this facility accorded by the Examining Board in England is gratefully acknowledged.
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