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Figure 5.4
Patient service flow in the Scheme with reference to the Primary
Healthcare Office “Hong Kong Reference Framework for Diabetes Care
for Adults in Primary Care Settings”

Chronic Disease Screening
Voucher and Management
Scheme (CDSVMS)

All individuals aged 45–54
undergo HDH screening in
the private sector with a
Government voucher
covering the cost of
screening

Individuals receive a Individuals are not
diagnosis of HDH diagnosed with HDH

Individuals are entered into Patients will return to
a RAMP programme for the private sector for an
management annual HDH rescreening

Patients will receive
Individuals will be a subsidy for follow-up with
categorised by their risk their family doctor for
level for complication management for
development, which will preventing HDH
determine their management
protocol with their doctor

Patients engage in regular
consultations and follow-up
appointments with their
family doctor

Patients will receive an
If patients’ conditions annual subsidy (matching the
worsen and require GOPC-PPP subsidy value) to
in-patient hospital care, they purchase additional services
will be referred back to a for management of
public-sector hospital. their condition
Upon exit, they will resume
care with their family doctor.

Management includes courses
and guidance on healthier
lifestyle habits and
personalised advice on the
prevention of diabetes

Source: PHO, 2018

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