Main Healthcare Commission reveals top priority reservation plan for Hospital Authority’s Family Medicine Out-patient Services (with image)
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The Primary Healthcare Commission (PHC Commission) under the Health Bureau revealed today (October 24) that the Family Medicine Out-patient Services Priority Groups Pilot Scheme of the Hospital Authority (HA)’s Family Medicine Out-patient (FMOP) Services will be introduced on November 4, it set the top priority groups of impoverished population in requirement of public main health care services which might make concern reservation for FMOP Services.
To deal with the requirements of the impoverished group in looking for assessment, the HA will release the Pilot Scheme to designate as proper a few of the top priority quotas to the top priority groups. Top priority groups consist of receivers of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme, receivers of the Old Age Living Allowance aged 75 or above, Level 0 Voucher Holders of the Residential Care Service Voucher Scheme for the Elderly, and receivers of the Working Family Allowance (WFA) Scheme (the top priority group eligibility for WFA Scheme receivers stands for 12 months from the concern dates of their grant application letters).
People coming from the top priority groups can be qualified in the Pilot Scheme, and make top priority reservations for FMOP episodic assessments, after signing up as members of District Health Centres/District Health Centre Expresses (jointly described as DHCs) and as top priority group members for FMOP Services through the eHealth mobile application (eHealth app) or face to face at DHCs. When making a consultation, signed up people might initially choose their particular concern group through the reservation system of the eHealth app. The system will then link to the “HA Go” mobile application to make a reservation for FMOP episodic assessments and the procedure does not need them to return to individual details. The system will use top priority quotas based upon person’s eligibility as concern groups (describe Annex). Assessment charges will be charged according to the basic rates of FMOPs.
Individuals in the Pilot Scheme can likewise sign up with activities arranged by DHCs to much better handle their own health. The Government had actually effectively established DHCs in all districts throughout the city by the end of 2022. Each DHC will establish numerous satellite centres/service points, primarily offering health promo, health danger evaluation, illness screening, persistent illness management and neighborhood rehab services and more. For more information, please check out the DHC site.
The Primary Healthcare Blueprint proposed establishing a prevention-oriented main health care system, and rearranging the HA’s General Out-patient Clinic services to prioritise serving impoverished groups. The Pilot Scheme is a significant effort according to the application strategy of the Blueprint. Together with the HA’s General Out-patient Clinic and Family Medicine Specialist Clinic services, which were combined under the name “FMOP Services” previously this month, these steps mark that Family Medicine will be the core of the general public main health care, the group of FMOP will act as family physician for impoverished groups, supplying those in requirement with people-centered and prevention-focus health care services.
After the launch of the Pilot Scheme, the PHC Commission and the HA will carefully keep track of and examine its efficiency and the utilisation of top priority quotas. They will likewise book concern quotas as suitable and change the percentage of top priority quotas based upon requirements and the real scenario, with a view to guaranteeing that the concern groups will be benefited.