One of the Government's policy initiatives to enhance Primary Care is to coordinate various service providers of primary care services under the concept of Community Health Centre (CHC). Indeed, CHC can help to enhance the role of gate-keeping in primary care in order to "Help People Stay Healthy", which is one of the visions of Hospital Authority.
North District Community Health Centre (NDCHC), being the 4th and largest CHC territory-wide, will provide three main functions: medical consultation, health risk assessment & chronic disease management, as well as patient empowerment services. It will incorporate three major features in achieving "Helping People Stay Healthy" for the community: One-Stop, Multidisciplinary Approach related with Telehealth Clinic (One SMArT Clinic), with the support of 5G and advanced technology. The CHC will also serve as a new platform for medical social collaboration in empowering and supporting the community.
Being located at the centre of North District, NDCHC can be easily accessible by the public and be our patient's first point of Contact. Comprehensive and Coordinated services from Department of Health, Hospital Authority & Social Welfare Department, from newborns to elderly, from prevention to treatment, are housed within NDCHC, including Maternal and Childhealth Centre, Elderly Health Services, Family Medicine Centre, Integrated Allied Health Centre, Community Outreach & Psychiatric Service Teams. With the development of telemedicine, Continuity of Care can be carried out for those who live far away in the district.
NDCHC is one of the first 10-year hospital development projects. From planning to service commencement, it has taken more than 15 years and five major steps are essential to ensure the success in its establishment: capital planning, project governance, stakeholder engagement, commissioning and public communications.
