Upgrading of Yau Tsim Mong District Health Centre Express to District Health Centre announced
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The core centre of the YTM DHC will be located at 1047 Canton Road, Mong Kok (the former Mong Kok Market building), with a total floor area of about 1,000 square metres, representing an increase of about three times the size of the current YTM DHCE. The core centre will provide additional rehabilitation facilities and an audio-visual assessment room. Facilities for health education activities will also be optimised. According to the operation service contract, the operator is required to establish three satellite centres in the district within the first year of operation to enhance the service accessibility. The core centre and three satellite centres will be open six days a week with a minimum of 10 hours of service per day. The Primary Healthcare Commission (PHC Commission) will discuss with the operator and implement a transitional arrangement for upgrading the YTM DHCE to a DHC to ensure a smooth transition of services.
The YTM DHC will continue to co-ordinate primary healthcare services within the district, serving as the case manager to support primary healthcare doctors while also acting as a resource hub for district healthcare services that connects various public and private service organisations in the community. The DHC will continue to assist citizens in pairing with family doctors, provide citizens with comprehensive advice on disease prevention through the Life Course Preventive Care Plan, promote the Chronic Disease Co-Care Pilot Scheme, and offer community rehabilitation services, dedicated nurse clinic and allied health services, and more.
The Chief Executive announced in the 2024 Policy Address the upgrading of more DHCEs to DHCs. With the Central and Western DHC and the YTM DHC expected to commence operation within this year, the total number of DHCs in Hong Kong will increase to nine. The PHC Commission will continue to implement the relevant upgrading plan to establish DHCs across all 18 districts at the earliest juncture, with a view to strengthening the prevention-oriented, district-based, and family-centric primary healthcare network.
Ends/Monday, April 28, 2025
Issued at HKT 14:46
Issued at HKT 14:46
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