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Chairman
Report
In
the past year, the government has proposed a number of restructuring
programs such as "Lump Sum Grant Mode of subvention" .for NGOs
and "Gate-keeping Mechanism" for elderly service. The Union has
tried to respond to the above issues and to voice out our standpoints.
`Moreover, we have reviewed some statistics on the strength of
physiotherapists in Hospital Authority and subvented organizations. We
have also voiced out our concern on heavy workloads of physiotherapists in
some Hospital Authority settings.
The Union has liaised with other allied health professions to
discuss the future development of Supplementary Medical Professions
Ordinance (SMPO). Under the present Council and Board relationship, the
Union strongly felt that our professional autonomy was under some kinds of
restrictions and limitations. The existing structure also hinders
individual professional development and adversely affects efficiency. In
order to tackle the above problems, the existing SMPO should be reviewed
to fulfill the following objectives:
1. The professions are facilitated to execute autonomy
in professional regulatory standards and procedures.
2. Each profession is vested with the rights in the
professional development according to their own uniqueness, the trends of
health care development and the public's needs.
3. Any activities of the professions can be monitored by
the public, which can protect the public's interests and responses to the
rapidly changing health care services.
4. Each professional Board under the SMPO is vested with
authority of its own for the above decisions.
5. The structure should be effective and efficient.
In
the past year, the major events conducted by the Union were summarized in
the following:
| Mar 2000 |
Joint allied health professions meeting to discuss the proposed
amendments on Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance |
| Mar
2000 |
Sharing
session on Gate-keeping Mechanism |
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April 2000
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Letter to Social Welfare Department to express the Union's view on
Gate-keeping Mechanism |
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May
2000 &
Aug 2000
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Meetings
with Mr. Gregory W.L. Leung, Deputy to Secretary for Health &
Welfare, and other 4 allied health professions to voice out our
views on Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance
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| July 2000 |
The representative from the Union being elected in the "Election
Committee for the 2000 Legislative Council of the Hong Kong SAR" |
| July
2000 |
Survey
on manpower and strength in NGOs
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| Sept 2000 |
Survey on employment status of 2000 physiotherapy graduates |
| Sept
2000 |
Letter
to Health & Welfare Bureau to express our concerns for Lump Sum
Grant Mode of subvention to NGOs |
| Oct 2000
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Meeting with Social Welfare Department to share views on "Lump
Sum Grant"
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| Nov
2000 |
Letter
to support implementation of the programme, Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences (Manipulative Physiotherapy) |
| Nov 2000 |
Join a forum on the discussion of compensation and rehabilitation for
work injury |
| Dec
2000 |
Survey
on employment status of 2000 physiotherapy graduates |
| Jan 2001 |
Join the newly formed "Alliance of Professionals for
Rehabilitation of Workers with Occupational Injuries" with the
objective to propose a better system of work rehabilitation
programme and return to work arrangement for injured workers |
| Feb
2001 |
Participate
in the "Joint Conference of Hong Kong Heath Care Professional
Organizations" for formulating a letter of response to the
consultation document of Health Care Reform |
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Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity
to thank all executive members for their contributions to the Union. |
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Rosa Mah |
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