Provide convenient screening services for diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HT)
Provide tailored health management plan for Scheme Participants to control chronic disease
risk factors
Prevent chronic diseases and reduce related complications
Practise "Family Doctor for All"
Comprehensive Support
Community-wide Promotion
The Government will launch a series of promotion activities to encourage
eligible citizens to participate
Proactive Recruitment
DHC/DHCE will assist citizens in enrolling and pairing with a
Family Doctor in the initial stage of the Scheme
Family Doctor can directly invite eligible individuals to enrol
in the later stage
Self-determined Co-payment Fee
Upon enrolment in the Scheme, in addition to receiving a
fixed Government subsidy, Family Doctor can determine the
co-payment fee for each subsidised consultation in the
Treatment Phase
Government Subsidy
All services of the Scheme, including medical consultations,
medications, laboratory investigations, nurse clinic, allied
health services, are partially subsidised by the Government.
Scheme Participants are required to pay the co-payment fee only
Purchasing Drugs at Discounted Price
Family Doctor can directly and conveniently procure drugs
required during the Treatment Phase from designated
suppliers of the Government at discounted prices
Support from Medical Laboratories
The Government has arranged designated laboratories to
provide various investigations and examination services
referred by Family Doctor according to Scheme Participants' needs
Integrated Care by Professional Team
Family Doctor will be supported by a multidisciplinary team
including nurses and allied health professionals (optometrists/
podiatrists/ dietitians/ physiotherapists). The above
services will be coordinated by DHC/DHCE
Doctor-patient Partnership Incentive Mechanism
Scheme Participants who achieve health incentive targets, will
enjoy a one-off reduction in co-payment fee for a
subsidised consultation in the following programme year with
a maximum amount of $150 (the Government recommended
co-payment fee)
Family Doctor who has a certain percentage of Scheme Participants under
his/her care achieving health incentive targets in blood sugar
and blood pressure levels, will also receive incentive payment.
The incentive payment is based on 15% calculation of the
number of subsidised consultation attended by target-achieving
Scheme Participants, Government subsidy per subsidised
consultation and recommended
co-payment fee