Your views count in streamlining management processes!

Hospital Authority (HA) established a Special Task Group (STG) in late March this year to review and streamline administrative efficiency, with specific focus on (1) simplifying resource bidding process; (2) streamlining meetings of coordinating committees (COC) and central committees (CC); (3) streamlining other management meetings at cluster and hospital levels; as well as (4) delegation or streamlining the decision making process of the HA Board and its committees. The STG is chaired by HA Chairman Professor John Leong Chi-yan, with eight HA Board Members joining, including Prof Francis Chan, Mr Henry Fan, Mr Franklin Lam, Prof Lau Chak-sing, Prof Gabriel Matthew Leung, Prof Agnes Tiwari, Ms Elizabeth Tse and Ms Priscilla Wong.

The STG commenced work in April and has conducted four meetings so far. It is re-visiting respective current situation to identify rooms for streamlining and enhancement. In early July, the STG has met with the Staff Group Consultative Committees of the doctor, nurse and allied health groups to directly listen to their views. The STG treasures staff’s views and will take into account in reviewing the above focus areas and recommending enhancement proposals. If you have any comments on any of the four areas under review, please email your opinions to staffru@ha.org.hk by 11 August. Your input is instrumental to the review. The plan is to complete the review and submit findings and recommendations to the Board via the Board’s Executive Committee by this November.

Prof John Leong Chi-yan, Chairman of the STG says, “HA, as a public organisation, has to ensure effective corporate governance and prudent use of public funds so that our frontline colleagues can effectively do their job and deliver quality patient service. Discussions on strategy and policy involving different departments are essential in the decision-making process. However, we understand that there is room for improvement in streamlining management processes at different levels. Therefore, we hope to collect views from various stakeholders and formulate feasible recommendations where practicable.”