The DHC Express is a primary healthcare initiative of the Government. Through public-private partnership, medical-social collaboration, it provides district-based primary healthcare services aiming to:
Kwun Tong DHC Express consists of a core centre (located at 4/F, Block J, United Christian Hospital) and a few service points, being the healthcare service and resource hub of the district.
The core centre will offer primary healthcare services through individual service sessions and group intervention. It will provide primary, secondary and tertiary prevention programmes, and value-adding services (including Fall prevention and MCI). The service points will offer primary prevention programmes and other group activities.
Kwun Tong DHC Express has commenced operation at October 2021. The DHC scheme will be rolled out to other districts progressively.
The government will identify a non-governmental organization through open tender.
The core team of the DHC Express consists of nurses, social workers, dietitians, physiotherapists, occupational therapist, etc.
Apart from the services provided within core centre and service points, Kwun Tong DHC Express has to purchase private healthcare services from the district and this forms the DHC network. The network services include medical consultation, Chinese medicine consultation, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetics, optometry assessment, podiatry and speech therapy.
Hong Kong citizen living or working in Kwun Tong district.
An individual who
He should present the identity document and residential address proof (if applicable).
Registration and membership are free. The membership is lifelong.
The Scheme includes primary, secondary and tertiary prevention programmes, and value-adding services. Primary prevention programmes consist of health promotion and disease prevention activities. Secondary prevention includes screening for diabetes mellitus and hypertension in targeted group of clients. Tertiary prevention programmes cover chronic disease management. Value-adding services focus on fall prevention and Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Clients who have risk factors identified through the screening for diabetes mellitus or hypertension under the DHC scheme will be referred to the DHC Network Medical Practitioners.
All of the talks/ group activities are free, as well as the individual healthcare services provided by nurse and social worker at the DHC Express. Individual healthcare services including medical consultation, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetics, optometry assessment, speech therapy, podiatry, Chinese medicine services and medical laboratory services require co-payment by the DHC Express client.
Civil servants and Hospital Authority staff have to make the co-payment for DHC Express services.
Upon referral by Network Medical Practitioners, the client can receive medical laboratory services as arranged by Kwun Tong DHC Express.
Individual allied health services require medical referral from the DHC Network Medical Practitioner. Self-referral will be accepted for Chinese medicine services.
Registration with the DHC Express Scheme is entirely voluntary. Clients who wish to withdraw from the scheme can inform the DHC Express operator.
Yes. Eligible clients are welcome to register as DHC Express member any time.
To facilitate continuity of care, all DHC Express clients and Network Service Providers are required to enrol in the eHRSS. With prior consent from the client, clinical information will be shared with the service providers through the eHRSS, on a need-to-know basis.
All DHC Express members must enrol in the eHRSS. The DHC Express will not be able to provide a coordinated service effectively to the client who withdraws from the eHRSS. The client will have to terminate his / her membership of the DHC Express Scheme.
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