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(Chapter 11: Health) Hospital Beds

Type of institutions

Hospital Authority hospitals

Correctional institutions

Government clinics/maternity homes

Private institutions

Total

Note: Provisional figure.

Sources: Department of Health,

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8582)

Hospital Authority.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2300 6515)

APPENDIX 37

(Chapter 11: Health)

Registered Medical Personnel (

(1)

APPENDICES

1995

25 020

773

As at end of year

1996

25 600

769

1997

26 403

754

85

72

72

3 450

3 514

3 570*

29 328

29 955

30 799

As at end of year

In Government service (4)

In Hospital Authority service

Total registered

1995

1996

1997 *

1995

Doctors

Dentists

501

519

554

2951 3 090

1996 1997

3 248

1995

1996

1997 *

8 122 8 976† 9 496†

213

211

220

5

3

3

Dental hygienists

8

11

11

1 625† 1 654† 1 684†

133 138 143

Registered nurses (general)

974

1 043

1 095

Registered nurses (psychiatric)

10 134 10 358 974 974

10 814

971

23 996 1 552

24 814 25 746

1 579 1 621

Registered nurses

(mentally subnormal)

20

20

20

Registered nurses

(sick children)

14

17

18

Enrolled nurses (general)

371

383

400

2 803 2920

2 965

8 650

9 061

9 530

Enrolled nurses (psychiatric)

Pharmacists

36

36

35

573 142 153

638

650

819

904

945

161

995

1 067

1 143

Medical laboratory technologists(2)

189

220

238

1051 1 089

1 093

2 568

2 713

2 841

Occupational therapists

4

4

5

342 380

393

668

730

794

Radiographers(3)

9

10

30

681

715

757

1 151 1 356

Optometrists(3)

2

4

5

20

20

24

-

1 315

1 666

Notes: (1) Annual renewal of practising certificate is required only for doctors, dentists, pharmacists, medical laboratory technologists,

occupational therapists, radiographers and optometrists.

(2) Refer to medical technologists and medical laboratory technicians.

(3) Registration for radiographers and optometrists started in 1996.

(4) Refer to those working in the Department of Health.

*

Provisional figures.

Figure refers to the registered medical/dental personnel on both the local and overseas lists. Not applicable.

Sources: Department of Health,

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8568)

Hospital Authority.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2300 6515)