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District Health Centre
A District Health Centre is a Hong Kong government primary healthcare centre for one district, run by a nongovernmental organisation.
Summary
- Primary healthcare is the first care people get outside hospital. Each centre aims to make it easier to reach.
- The Government chooses the operator through open tender, a competition between bidders.
- Each district has a core centre and a few smaller satellite centres.
- The team includes nurses, therapists, a dietitian, a pharmacist and social workers.
Interview questions
- Where should primary care happen, in hospitals or in the community?
- What does each member of a primary care team, such as a dietitian or a social worker, add for a patient?
- Should charities and other nongovernmental organisations run public health services?
Sources
- dhc.gov.hkdhc.gov.hk/…/general_public.html
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