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因此，我提議特區政府應該增加整體公營醫療服務的資源，特別為基層醫療健康服務增加多些資源，最終達致醫療系統3個防線也有足夠的資源，無須東拉西補。
Therefore I suggest that the SAR Government should increase the overall resources for public health care services and increase resources specifically for primary health care services . So ultimately all three lines of defence will have adequate resources and the Government needs not rob whoever to pay the others
增加資源及人手之後，如何善用資源亦是很重要的關鍵。
After increasing the resources and manpower another critical move is to ensure the efficient use of resources
香港目前正面臨人口迅速老化，醫院系統的壓力亦大增，而且也出現了很多問題。
Hong Kong is facing the problem of a rapid ageing population thus the pressure on its hospital system has significantly increased while many problems have emerged
我的修正案的第二部分指出，基於市民對長者健康中心的訴求已經非常清晰，我認為無須再停留在檢討階段，應該盡快提升有關中心的服務，在每間中心加入包括物理治療師、營養師、臨床心理學家及中醫等服務，以符合長者的服務需求。
I have pointed out in part 2 of my amendment that as the aspiration of elderly people towards elderly health centres is very clear I consider that the Government should move on from the review stage . The services of various elderly health centres should be enhanced so that each elderly health centre should have its resident physiotherapist dietician clinical psychologist Chinese medicine practitioner and so on to meet the health care needs of different elderly people
除了提升長者健康中心的服務之外，我認為長者醫療券計劃亦有優化的空間。
Besides enhancing the services of elderly health centres I consider there is room for improvement as far as the Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme is concerned
說完醫療券，我亦想談談中醫服務在基層醫療服務中的角色。
On top of health care vouchers that I have mentioned just now the role of Chinese medicine services in primary health care services is another thing I wish to speak upon
綜觀政府的文件，在發展基層醫療服務的種種資料上，我們很少看到政府有提及中醫在當中的角色。
It can be observed from various government papers that the Government seldom mentions Chinese medicines and its role in the development of primary health care services
事實上，中醫服務可以帶來的好處，遠較我們想象的多。
In fact Chinese medicine services can bring more benefits to us than we can imagine
為了讓基層醫療服務得以全面發展，我提議政府應優化本港的中醫服務，善用中醫資源，包括在全港各區提供公營醫療中醫門診服務，盡快興建公營中醫醫院，讓市民可以獲得中醫住院服務。
In order to ensure the comprehensive development of primary health care services I propose that the Government should enhance Chinese medicine services in Hong Kong including providing public Chinese medicine outpatient services in various districts in Hong Kong and expeditiously building a public Chinese medicine hospital to provide Chinese medicine inpatient services for the public
此外，特首在施政報告提議，在葵青區試行地區康健中心支援長期病患者。
Moreover the Chief Executive proposed in the Policy Address that the Government planned to set up a district health centre under a brand new operation mode in Kwai Tsing District to support the chronically ill
我認為應該在健康中心加入中醫服務，而事實亦證明中醫對很多長期病患及痛症有很明顯的效果，比西醫更佳。
I consider these health centres should also include Chinese medicine services . Facts have also proved that Chinese medicines can achieve obvious improvements on chronic illness and pain symptoms and the efficacy is even better than Western medicines
醫生要我服食止痛藥、打消炎針。
The doctor prescribed some painkillers and gave me an anti - inflammation injection
這證明中醫在很多範疇的成效都不比西醫差，包括中 風、癌症紓緩治療等亦非常有用。
Chinese medicines are proven useful in the therapy of stroke and the palliative care of cancer
所以，我相信在地區康健中心加入中醫服務，必定能夠回應市民的訴求。
Therefore I believe the inclusion of Chinese medicine services in district health centres can address public aspiration
我接下來會談談應對罕見疾病的工作。
Now I will speak on the work to address rare diseases
事實上，基層醫療服務絕對是應對罕見疾病的最前防線。
In fact primary health care services are absolutely the front line of defence as to rare diseases
政府目前應對於罕見疾病的防線，往往只是患者病發後才提供服務，但那已經太遲，因為病人及其家人所面對罕見疾病帶來的折磨，其實非常痛苦。
At present as far as the front line of defence to combat rare diseases is concerned the Government will mostly provide the service after the patients have shown the symptom of rare diseases but that is really too late . It is because the suffering and torment of the rare diseases will inflict great pains on the patients and their family members
若我們能夠把防線推前至嬰兒出生前便更好，即父母及小朋友均有機會逃離罕見疾病的魔掌，而事實上做法亦非常簡單。
It will be ideal if we can push the front line of defence to the prenatal stage . In that case parents and their children could stand a chance to escape the devils clutches of rare diseases and in fact the approach is very simple
政府目前有承擔一些產前檢查，但服務多年來也沒有長進。
At present the Government undertakes certain responsibilities of antenatal check - ups but there is not much improvement in such services
我們建議向孕婦提供免費非侵入性DNA檢測服務，並且向有意生育人士提供孕前DNA檢測服務，讓父母可以了解自身及胎兒有否遺傳病或罕見疾病，在生育前已經做好預防措施及準備。
We propose that the Government should provide pregnant women with free prenatal non - invasive fetal trisomy DNA testing services and provide those who want to have children with preconception trisomy DNA testing services in order to allow parents to understand if they or the foetuses are suffering from inherited diseases or rare diseases and to put preventive measures and preparations in place before they give birth to their children
按照政府統計處的數字，每年出生人數大概5萬，結婚人數亦大概5萬，兩項加起來，如果全部要政府資助的話也只須10億元，能夠幫助市民之餘，亦絕對符合經濟效益。
According to the figures of the Census and Statistics Department the annual number of births in Hong Kong is about 50 000 and the annual number of marriages is also 50 000 . If the two are added up it will only requires a full government subsidy of 1 billion . In so doing we can achieve the economic benefits in addition to helping the public
此外，談到罕見疾病，目前有不少罕見疾病或癌症的病人反映，因為新藥未能夠納入《藥物名冊》而未能獲得適當的藥物治療，令到他們對於《藥物名冊》有很多看法。
Furthermore as we are talking about rare diseases at present a lot of patients suffering from rare diseases or cancer reflect that as new drugs are not included in the Drug Formulary they cannot get the appropriate medical treatment . As a result they have a lot of opinions towards the Drug Formulary
我同意他們的看法，目前新藥申請加入《藥物名冊》的程序的確過於冗長及繁瑣，即使新藥已經被納入《藥物名冊》，仍然需要各聯網甚至個別醫院審批，事實上這是多此一舉的。
I agree with their views that the procedure for the inclusion of new drugs into the Drug Formulary is exceedingly long and cumbersome . Even some new drugs are included in the Drug Formulary the approval from each hospital cluster or individual hospital is still needed . Actually it is redundant
針對梁耀忠議員提議取消《藥物名冊》，我不能同意他的建議，因為《藥物名冊》對各醫院來說是一項標準，在資源運用上亦可以作更好的分配，絕對有其存在意義。
Regarding Mr LEUNG Yiu - chungs proposal of abolishing the Drug Formulary I cannot agree with him . It is because the Drug Formulary is a standard for all hospitals . It can allow better allocation of resources thus it has its reason for existence
但是，如果我們不修改《藥物名冊》，當然會有問題。
However if we are not going to amend the Drug Formulary of course there will be problems
所以，我認為現時要解決的不是要取消《藥物名冊》的問題，而是應該要進行改革，令更多新藥可以盡快加入《藥物名冊》。
For that reason I consider what we should deal with now is not the question of the abolition of the Drug Formulary but the reform of the Drug Formulary so that more new drugs can be added to the Drug Formulary
為了預防傳染病，政府推行了很多疫苗注射計劃，但我認為這些計劃還有很多改善的空間。
In order to prevent infectious diseases the Government has launched a number of vaccination programmes . But I think there is still room for improvement
我希望政府能夠資助更多疫苗注射，尤其是希望能夠為每名在香港出生的女童注射子宮頸癌的疫苗，保障她們的健康及防止子宮頸癌的病發機會。
I hope the Government will provide more funds for vaccination programmes especially vaccination programme for cervical cancer for girls who were born in Hong Kong with a view to safeguarding their health and guarding against the onset of cervical cancer
我最後想說的是，基層醫療健康服務能否成功，其實真的取決於是否得到所需的資源，而同時政府要有開放的思維，以保障市民健康的身體。
Finally I want to point out that the success or failure of the primary health care services actually depends on whether or not the necessary resources are secured . At the same time the Government should have an open mind in the protection of public health
對於各項修正案，我很感謝大家的支持，而各項修正案補充了我的原議案可能在觀念上較寬鬆的地方。
In regard to various amendments I thank those Members for their support and the various amendments have supplemented my original motion which may be conceptually loose in certain areas
舉例而言，葉劉淑儀議員的修正案主要是要求增加中醫服務。
For example Mrs Regina IPs amendment mainly seeks to increase the provision of Chinese medicine service
中醫服務很顯然也屬於基層醫療服務的一個環節，但我比較籠統地放在基層醫療的項目中，亦希望政府能夠注意到中西醫的結合。
Chinese medicine is obviously a part of primary health care but I put it generally under primary health care and hope that the Government can pay attention to the integration of Chinese and Western medicine
中醫的運用也是很重要的課題，需要在接下來的基層醫療工作上展開，從而令整個醫療架構包含中醫藥的成分。
The application of Chinese medicine is also a very important issue which needs to be studied in the subsequent work on primary health care so that Chinese medicine can be incorporated in the entire health care structure
因此，我們會支持葉劉淑儀議員的修正案。
Therefore we will support Mrs Regina IPs amendment
此外，李國麟議員提到要正視現時基層醫療服務方向不清晰的問題，李國麟議員指出，在討論基層醫療服務時，我們要很清晰地知道，究竟政府想扮演甚麼角色和定位如何。
Besides Prof Joseph LEE mentions that we have to face squarely to the unclear direction of primary health care services . As highlighted by Prof Joseph LEE when discussing primary health care services we have to know very clearly about the roles and position of the Government
基層醫療的工作往往是以及早識別、預防和治療為主要環節，但是，很可惜的是，過往政府在基層醫療的工作上仍然以治療為主軸。
Early identification prevention and treatment are the three pivotal parts of primary health care . But it is very unfortunate that in the past what the Government has done on primary health care was mainly treatment oriented
當然，在實質上，這亦牽涉到醫護人手不足的問題，這也是需要解決的。
Of course in practice this also involves the question of insufficient health care manpower which also needs to be resolved
客觀上，基層醫療亦要面對醫護人手的問題，我看到不同的基層醫療服務在過往不能得以推展，其中一個因素是牽涉醫護人手的問題，例如長者牙科保健的問題，政府為何經常說做不到呢？
Objectively speaking primary health care also has to face the health care manpower problem . As I have observed health care manpower problem was one of the reasons why primary health care services could not be enhanced in the past . For instance why does the Government always say that the problem of dental care service cannot be resolved?
另外，有同事提到關於長者醫療券的運用......
Furthermore a colleague has mentioned the use of elderly health care vouchers
另外，應該是麥美娟議員提及關於長者醫療券應可用在牙科上，我們亦完全同意，希望擴大長者醫療券的使用，可以令醫療券在運用上提供更多選擇給市民大眾。
Furthermore it should be Ms Alice MAK who has mentioned the proposed use of elderly health care vouchers on dental care service to which we also agree . We hope that the application of elderly health care vouchers can be extended so that the public can be given more choices when using these vouchers
所以，對於多位議員的修正案，民主黨也會一一支持，亦很希望通過大家的支持，令整個基層醫療工作能夠在今屆議會中得到開展，政府能真正投入資源，確立基層醫療工作的重要性，並長遠地展開。
Therefore the Democratic Party will support the amendments proposed by these Members . We hope that through Members support the work on primary health care can commence within this term of legislature and with the resources really allocated by the Government the importance of primary health care can be ascertained so that it can be developed in the long run
不過，我們認為必須就基層醫療系統制訂清晰的定義、方向和目標，否則正如今天的原議案和修正案般，掛滿整棵聖誕樹，未必是好事，最後更可能失焦，大而無當，原地踏步。
But we think that it is necessary to lay down a clear definition direction and target for a primary health care system; or else the result may not be good just like the original motion and amendments today with all sorts of recommendations . In the end it may lose its focus and fail to achieve any concrete results or progress
因此，自由黨比較傾向等待由政府於去年年底成立的基層醫療健康發展督導委員會，為基層醫療制訂發展藍圖，再進行諮詢。
For these reasons the Liberal Party prefers to wait until the Steering Committee on Primary Healthcare Development set up by the Government late last year formulates a development blueprint for primary health care and then conducts consultation
主席，同事的建議實在太多，我只可抽取部分來回應。
President as Members have honestly put forth too many proposals I can only give a reply on some of them
首先，對於原議案建議當局"撥款100億元設立種子基金，以資助市民進行身體檢查"，我們有所保留。
First we have reservations about a proposal in the original motion the proposal that the authorities should allocate 10 billion to set up a seed fund to subsidize the public to undergo physical check - ups
雖然建議的原意可取，但手法未必適合， 恐怕壞處是綁手綁腳，效果不彰，而且100億元並非小數目，單憑同事今天匆匆解釋有關基金的操作方法，也值得商榷。
While this proposal is well - intended the approach may not be very appropriate . I am afraid it may lead to the disadvantage of posing hindrance and obstacles and fail to achieve any obvious results . Besides 10 billion is not a small sum
我們建議倒不如採納自由黨多年的建議，以實質誘因，鼓勵市民定期進行身體檢查。
And there is room for further discussion on the funds operation alone as hastily explained by the Member today . We recommend that the authorities should rather adopt a proposal advocated by the Liberal Party over the years the proposal of offering concrete incentives to encourage people to undergo regular body checks
其實，自由黨早已向政府建議，分別為醫療保險供款及健康檢查提供扣稅額，以鼓勵市民購買醫療保險及參加私營市場上的身體檢查計劃，從而減輕公營醫療的負擔，並在發現疾病的同時可更快接受適當治療，達到"預防勝於治療"的目的。
Actually the Liberal Party put forth a proposal to the Government long ago saying that it should offer tax deductions for medical insurance contributions and body checks as a means of encouraging people to take out medical insurance and participate in body check programmes on the private market so as to alleviate the burden on public health care and enable people to receive appropriate treatment more expeditiously after the detection of illnesses . All this can achieve the objective of prevention is better than cure
但是，當局至今未有回應，自由黨十分失望。
But the authorities have not given any reply so far very much to the disappointment of the Liberal Party
主席，長者屬長期病患的高危一族，因此我們希望政府可以增撥資源，加強在長者健康中心提供身體檢查服務，並按照各區的人口特徵，理順有關名額的分配，藉此協助他們提早發現疾病，以及提升他們對抗疾病的能力。
President elderly people are vulnerable to chronic diseases so we hope the Government can allocate additional resources for enhancing the provision of body check services at Elderly Health Centres and rationalize quota distribution based on the demographic features of various districts so as to assist them in detecting illnesses earlier and enhance their resilience
故此，對於去年施政報告表示，統籌及策劃於不同地區設立社區康健中心工程項目，並先在葵青區作為試點，設立地區康健中心，提供多種專業服務，自由黨表示認同。
Therefore regarding the proposal in the Policy Address of last year on coordinating and planning the works projects for the establishment of Community Health Centres in various districts and setting up a District Health Centre in Kwai Tsing on a pilot basis for providing various professional services the Liberal Party will give its approval
與此同時，自由黨一直支持政府推出"錢跟病人走"的醫療券計劃，惠及長者，讓他們在自己所屬的社區，選擇最適合他們需要的私營基層醫療服務。
At the same time the Liberal Party all along supports the Governments introduction of the Health Care Voucher Scheme based on the principle of money follows patients so as to benefit elderly people and enable them to choose those private primary health care services that best suit their needs in their communities
我們原則上不反對增加醫療券的資助金額至每年不少於3,000元主席，我申報我亦有領取醫療券更支持加強監管醫療服務提供者，以免長者被誤導不適當地使用醫療券。
In principle we have no objection to increasing the subsidy amount of the Health Care Voucher HCV to at least 3,000 a year―President I declare that I am also an HCV recipient―and I even support the idea of enhancing the regulation of health care service providers so as to prevent elderly people from being misled into using HCV improperly
我想藉此機會分享我最近的個人經驗。
I wish to take this opportunity to share my recent personal experience
事實上，"錢跟病人走"的模式本來有助提高服務質素，但先決條件是必須確保使用者有許多不同選擇，可按他們真正的意願和能力選擇服務提供者。
In fact the initial design of the money follows patients mode is to help improve service quality . But as the prerequisite it must be ensured that users are provided with various options and may choose their service providers based on their true will and financial abilities
主席，自由黨認為，發展全民全面公營牙科服務，未必能夠妥善運用公帑，畢竟社會上有部分人士是有能力承擔較高的牙科醫療費用的，但我們同意社會對牙科服務的需求越來越大，有需要檢視現有政策。
President the Liberal Party thinks that the development of comprehensive public dental services for everybody may not be an effective way of using our public money . After all some people in society have the means to afford higher dental service charges . But we agree that social demands for dental services are rising and there is a need to review the existing policies
例如，是否應該增加洗牙服務呢？
For instance should dental scaling services be included?
其實，現時衞生署轄下11間 政府牙科診所的主要服務對象為公務員，如一般市民求醫，除名額少之又少之外，亦只限於止牙痛及脫牙。
Actually the existing 11 government dental clinics under DH mainly serve civil servants . The quotas for ordinary people who wish to seek treatment are very few and the services are only confined to the treatment of toothache and dental extraction
我們認為，當局可在有關的問題上着墨更多，讓更多有需要的市民能夠受惠。
We think that the authorities can do more on the problem concerned so as to benefit more people in need
原議案認為，使用公共醫療服務的長者會"因為經濟問題延誤醫治疾病"，但事實並非如此。
The original motion thinks that elderly public health care users will delay disease treatment due to financial problems . But the fact is not like this
隨着人口老化，公營醫護人手供應不足，以致有需要和患急病的基層市民輪候急症及專科門診的時間過長，這才是延誤醫治的原因。
With population ageing the supply of public health care manpower is inadequate with the result that grass - roots people in need or with acute illnesses have to wait overly long periods at accident and emergency departments and specialist outpatient clinics . This is rather the reason for the delay in disease treatment
所以，自由黨多年來多番指出，由私家醫生主導的香港醫務委員會對境外醫生來港執業仍設重重關卡，這被質疑是"醫醫相衞"和奉行保護主義。
So as pointed out by the Liberal Party many times over all these years the Medical Council of Hong Kong dominated by private doctors has come under the query of doctors harbouring doctors and upholding protectionism as it has still imposed various obstacles on overseas doctors who wish to practise in Hong Kong
因此，在不降低醫療水平的情況下，我們要求政府盡快研究及落實放寬和吸引海外醫生回港執業，改善醫療服務的人手不足問題。
Therefore we request the Government to expeditiously study the relaxation of the relevant restrictions to induce overseas doctors to practise in Hong Kong without compromising the quality of medical services so as to alleviate medical manpower shortage
最後，我想強調，如要有系統地發展基層醫療服務，不單醫生人手需要增加，護理及其他相關界別的人手也需要相應補充，這才可以達到全面及協調效果，避免重蹈過去只着重疾病醫治的覆轍。
Finally I wish to stress that in order to develop primary health care services systematically doctors manpower should be increased; and not only this the manpower of the carer sector and also other related sectors should also be supplemented . This is rather the way to achieve comprehensive results and coordination and avoid the past mistake of focusing solely on disease treatment
我支持胡志偉議員提出的"發展基層醫療服務"的議案。
I support Mr WU Chi - wais motion on Developing primary health care services
由於時間所限，我會集中談兩方面事宜，包括如何解決長者牙齒保健服務不足，以及長期病患者藥費過高的問題。
Owing to the time constraint I am going to focus my speech on two areas namely how to address the problem of inadequate dental care services for the elderly and the problem of high drug costs faced by chronic patients
胡志偉議員在原議案中建議發展全面的公營牙科服務，包括把學童牙科保健服務擴展至中學生，以及實施全民牙科保健計劃，我十分認同這些建議。
Mr WU Chi - wai proposes in the original motion to develop comprehensive public dental services including extending the School Dental Service to secondary school students and implementing a universal dental care service scheme and these suggestions are very agreeable to me
牙齒是人類健康不可或缺的部分，如果牙齒狀況差，人會沒有心情進食，構成很多生活上的困擾，更會對健康構成威脅，亦會損害腸胃。
Dental care is part and parcel of human health and people who suffer from poor oral health will experience the loss of appetite . It will bring a lot of inconveniences to their daily lives expose them to a range of potential health hazards and cause gastrointestinal lesions too
近年外國研究指出，口腔健康狀況差劣的人，患癌的機會亦會大幅增加，令壽命縮短高達13年。
Overseas studies in recent years have also shown that people with poor oral health would have a much higher chance of getting cancer and their life span could be shortened by up to 13 years
但是，在政府儲備高達30,000億元，本年度盈餘更高達1,500億元的香港，不少長者卻仍未能享有基本的牙科服務，造成滿口蛀牙，健康受到嚴重影響。
However although the Governments fiscal reserves are as high as 3,000 billion and a huge financial surplus of 150 billion is recorded this year primary dental care services have still not been made available to many elderly persons in Hong Kong thus resulting in a mouthful of decayed teeth which has seriously affected their health
公立牙科診所只會有限度開放給公眾使用，一般市民難以在公立牙科診所享用全面的牙科服務。
When government dental clinics are only open to the public on a limited scale it is almost impossible for members of the public to enjoy comprehensive dental services in such dental clinics
由於現時的社會保障機制未能為大部分低收入市民及長者提供充足的保障，而公立牙科保健系統又未能應付市民龐大的牙科需要，不少基層市民因不能支持昂貴的牙科診金而延誤治療。
As the existing social security mechanism cannot provide the majority of low - income earners and elderly persons with adequate protection while the public dental care system has also failed to meet the huge dental needs of the general public many grass - root people cannot afford the high charges for dental services and have thus delayed the seeking of dental treatment
即使政府近年推出長者醫療券計劃，但金額有限，根本不足以支付動輒數以千計的牙科診金。
Although the Government has launched the Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme in recent years the amount granted is so limited that it is hardly enough for meeting the high dental service charges which can easily amount to thousands of dollars
有見及此，人民力量過去多年均建議政府當局必須盡快設立長者牙科醫療特惠津貼，令更多低收入人士能享有資助。
Such being the case the People Power has been urging the Government over the past many years to introduce ex - gratia allowances for elderly dental services as soon as possible so that subsidies could be granted in this respect to more low - income earners
只有政府下定決心採取有效措施，提高市民的口腔健康水平，長者的健康和生命才能獲得保障。
Only by making up its mind to take effective measures can the Government improve peoples oral health and can the health and life of elderly persons be protected
另一個需要立即改善的問題是藥物費用問題。
Another problem that warrants immediate improvement is the issue of drug costs
自2005年7月11日起，公立醫院逐步推行《醫院管理局藥物名冊》後，不少病人便要支付高昂費用，購買《藥物名冊》內的自費藥物，然後才能獲得優質治療。
Since the gradual introduction of the Hospital Authority Drug Formulary in public hospitals starting from 11 July 2005 many patients have to pay a high price for purchasing self - financed drugs listed on the Formulary in order to obtain quality treatment
雖然現時有不少基金會為有需要的病人提供藥物資助，但該等基金只會就部分自費藥物提供資助，參加者更須通過嚴格的資產審查。
Although patients in need may now apply for drugs assistance under a number of charity funds financial assistance provided in this respect only covers certain self - financed drug items and applicants must also pass a strict asset test
基於上述原因，不少飽受長期病患煎熬的市民仍須為購買自費藥物，面對沉重的經濟負擔。
Under such circumstances the need to purchase self - financed drugs has created a heavy financial burden on many people who suffer from chronic illnesses
鑒於《藥物名冊》實施至今，為不少病人構成極大困擾，並且影響本港的醫療水平，所以政府當局應立即取消《藥物名冊》，將《藥物名冊》內的自費藥物納入醫院管理局資助範圍，讓病人可以按標準收費購買藥物，從而減輕長期病患者在用藥上的經濟負擔。
Given that many patients have been greatly troubled by the issue of self - financed drugs since the introduction of the Formulary and the quality of our health care services has thus been compromised the Government should abolish the Formulary immediately and include self - financed drugs listed thereon as drugs covered by the Hospital Authoritys standard services so that patients may purchase such drug items at standard charges thereby relieving the financial burden of chronic patients prescribed with these drugs
雖然我們希望政府就醫療系統進行上述兩項改革，但如果沒有足夠的醫護人員，即使增設多數間牙科診所和醫院也無補於事，市民仍須輪候多時才能見到醫生和牙醫。
We do hope that the Government would carry out the above two reforms on our health care system but without adequate health care personnel it does not help to improve the situation even though several more dental clinics and hospitals are provided because patients will still be required to wait for a long time before they can see doctors and dentists
如果醫生不足，診金也會越來越貴，醫療券只會越加捉襟見肘。
If we do not have adequate doctors consultation fees will become more and more expensive and it will only be more and more difficult to meet medical expenses with health care vouchers
因此，政府應好好思考如何進一步改善公營醫療系統，尤其是如何改善醫護人手不足的問題。
Hence the Government should seriously consider how it can further improve the public health care system especially how it can relieve the problem of shortage of health care personnel
當我們不斷提出大量意見，要求改善基層醫療質素時，我們也要問即使有錢，但有沒有人手執行政策呢？
When we keep putting forward numerous ideas on improving the quality of primary health care services we should also pose the following question to ourselves Although there is no lacking of money do we have the necessary manpower to take charge of policy execution?
現時公營醫療系統人手嚴重不足，一方面人口老化，令求診人數不斷增加；另一方面，醫生的流失數目卻與日俱增。
There is now a serious shortage of manpower in the public health care system and on the one hand the number of patients is ever increasing with an ageing population; while on the other hand the outflow of doctors is ongoing at an increasing rate