Visiting Medical Practitioner Scheme
Introduction
The Scheme provides primary medical care and support to the residents in residential care homes for the disabled (RCHDs). It also offers consultation and training to RCHDs’staff and family members/care-givers on health care management.
Eligibility for the Service
Persons with disabilities living in RCHDs under the subvention of the Social Welfare Department.
Scope of Service
Through the Scheme, the service operators of the RCHDs will be able to establish a service network with the general medical practitioners with a view to providing continuing medical care and support to the residents in these homes for the improvement of their general health and preventive care.