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Report of the Steering Committee on Review of Hospital Authority Report of the Steering Committee on Review of Hospital Authority July 2015 CONTENTS Glossary .................................................................................................................. iii Executive Summary ................................................................................................ v Chapter 1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 Work of the Steering Committee ...................................................... 6 Chapter 3 Major Challenges Facing the Hospital Authority ............................ 9 Chapter 4 Management and Organisation Structure ....................................... 13 Chapter 5 Resource Management ................................................................... 26 Chapter 6 Staff Management .......................................................................... 42 Chapter 7 Cost Effectiveness and Service Management ................................ 59 Chapter 8 Overall Management and Control .................................................. 87 Chapter 9 Conclusion ...................................................................................... 96 Annex 1 Membership of the Steering Committee on Review of Hospital Authority ....................................................................................... 102 Annex 2 Report of the Public Engagement Programme ............................. 103 Annex 3 Clustering of Hospitals and Institutions ....................................... 132 Annex 4 List of Coordinating Committees and Central Committees ......... 141 Annex 5 Direct Patient Care Staff Groups .................................................. 143 Contents Page i CONTENTS Glossary .................................................................................................................. iii Executive Summary ................................................................................................ v Chapter 1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 Work of the Steering Committee ...................................................... 6 Chapter 3 Major Challenges Facing the Hospital Authority ............................ 9 Chapter 4 Management and Organisation Structure ....................................... 13 Chapter 5 Resource Management ................................................................... 26 Chapter 6 Staff Management .......................................................................... 42 Chapter 7 Cost Effectiveness and Service Management ................................ 59 Chapter 8 Overall Management and Control .................................................. 87 Chapter 9 Conclusion ...................................................................................... 96 Annex 1 Membership of the Steering Committee on Review of Hospital Authority ....................................................................................... 102 Annex 2 Report of the Public Engagement Programme ............................. 103 Annex 3 Clustering of Hospitals and Institutions ....................................... 132 Annex 4 List of Coordinating Committees and Central Committees ......... 141 Annex 5 Direct Patient Care Staff Groups .................................................. 143 Contents Page i Annex 6 Figures for Promotion within and outside Clusters ...................... 145 GLOSSARY Annex 7 Measures to Strengthen Medical Workforce and Boost Staff Central Committee (CC) Morale ........................................................................................... 147 CC is a committee of respective service that serves as a platform for clinical leaders to deliberate issues including manpower, training, services, quality, Annex 8 List of Key Performance Indicators for 2015-16 ......................... 150 technology and therapeutics and thus plays an important lead and advisory role in the Hospital Authority (HA) for that service. Abbreviations ...................................................................................................... 155 Cluster A cluster is a network of medical facilities and services grouped together to help HA ensure that patients would receive a continuum of high-quality care within the same geographical setting and throughout their episode of illness. There are seven clusters in HA, namely Hong Kong East, Hong Kong West, Kowloon East, Kowloon Central, Kowloon West, New Territories East and New Territories West. Cluster Chief Executive (CCE) CCE is the head of the cluster responsible for the overall budget and operation of the hospitals and services for the cluster. The CCE is also part of the Chief Executive/HA’s senior management team in the HA Head Office. Coordinating Committee (COC) COC is a committee of respective specialty or clinical grade that serves as a platform for clinical leaders to deliberate issues including manpower, training, services, quality, technology and therapeutics and thus plays an important lead and advisory role in HA for that respective specialty or clinical grade. Controlling Officer’s Report (COR) COR of the annual Estimates of Expenditure for the Health Branch of the Food and Health Bureau (FHB), which forms part of the Government’s annual Estimates of Expenditure, sets out HA’s key activity targets and indicators in support of policy objectives related to public healthcare services. Chief of Services (COS) COS is the overall manager of a clinical specialty department responsible for service delivery and development, planning and budgeting, quality assurance and staff development. Page ii Contents Glossary Page iii Annex 6 Figures for Promotion within and outside Clusters ...................... 145 GLOSSARY Annex 7 Measures to Strengthen Medical Workforce and Boost Staff Central Committee (CC) Morale ........................................................................................... 147 CC is a committee of respective service that serves as a platform for clinical leaders to deliberate issues including manpower, training, services, quality, Annex 8 List of Key Performance Indicators for 2015-16 ......................... 150 technology and therapeutics and thus plays an important lead and advisory role in the Hospital Authority (HA) for that service. Abbreviations ...................................................................................................... 155 Cluster A cluster is a network of medical facilities and services grouped together to help HA ensure that patients would receive a continuum of high-quality care within the same geographical setting and throughout their episode of illness. There are seven clusters in HA, namely Hong Kong East, Hong Kong West, Kowloon East, Kowloon Central, Kowloon West, New Territories East and New Territories West. Cluster Chief Executive (CCE) CCE is the head of the cluster responsible for the overall budget and operation of the hospitals and services for the cluster. The CCE is also part of the Chief Executive/HA’s senior management team in the HA Head Office. Coordinating Committee (COC) COC is a committee of respective specialty or clinical grade that serves as a platform for clinical leaders to deliberate issues including manpower, training, services, quality, technology and therapeutics and thus plays an important lead and advisory role in HA for that respective specialty or clinical grade. Controlling Officer’s Report (COR) COR of the annual Estimates of Expenditure for the Health Branch of the Food and Health Bureau (FHB), which forms part of the Government’s annual Estimates of Expenditure, sets out HA’s key activity targets and indicators in support of policy objectives related to public healthcare services. Chief of Services (COS) COS is the overall manager of a clinical specialty department responsible for service delivery and development, planning and budgeting, quality assurance and staff development. Page ii Contents Glossary Page iii HA Head Office (HAHO) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HAHO, led by the Chief Executive/HA, plays a strategic role in leading corporate development, aligning corporate values and directions, and supporting the clusters and frontline delivery of healthcare services. BACKGROUND Hospital Chief Executive (HCE) Since its establishment over 20 years ago, the Hospital Authority (HA) has been providing a wide range of quality healthcare services with the highest HCE is the overall manager of a hospital and he/she reports to CCE of the professional standard. The Hong Kong healthcare system, in which HA plays a cluster to which the hospital belongs. linchpin role, has long been held in high regard around the world. Hong Kong has been consistently rated as having one of the most efficient healthcare systems Key Performance Indicator (KPI) in the world1. KPIs are quantitative indicators derived to reflect the outcome of major 2. The reliable and high quality services provided by HA and the initiatives taken and drive service improvement through performance professionalism displayed by its staff are very well received by Hong Kong people. benchmarking. According to a patient satisfaction survey commissioned by HA and conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2013, over 80% of the respondents rated the care provided by HA doctors and nurses as good or very good2. On the operational front, our public hospitals have demonstrated remarkable professionalism and resilience in tackling
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