Ningbo to launch family doctor system
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- Category: Ningbo News
- Published: Tuesday, 05 May 2015 09:24
It is learned from the press conference on family doctor services held on April 28 that Ningbo will start the contractual family doctor system services from May 1.
Ningbo has reportedly carried out the pilot of contractual family doctor system since 2011. After three years' trial, Ningbo has now 151 community health service centers or village hospitals that provide contractual services, involving 1.569 million citizens. Besides the free basic health service programs (50 items in 15 categories), the new contractual family doctor system services to be launched will benefit the citizens in terms of medical services, medicine service and medi-care policies.
The residents will be exempted from the general treatment fee when going to the contracted family doctor during the contracted year.
The all-process health management is another highlight of the contractual family doctor system. During the contracted year, the family doctors will provide free health management services for the patients with such chronic diseases as hypertension and diabetes, a free physical examination report for the contractual citizens and free personalized health management tips.
To alleviate the medicine dispensing problems, the contractual patients with chronic diseases can enjoy the preferential policies of getting the medicine for a month period. And for the patients with such diseases as hypertension, coronary heart diseases and diabetes that have been included in the contractual family doctor system, if they are in stable conditions, the medical institutions can extend the medication period of 68 types of related medicine to two months for one prescription.
For the examinations, treatments or diagnoses that are beyond the community health service centers or village hospitals, the family doctors will offer free reservation services with the experts of superior hospitals or large equipment for examination, and the treatment transfer services if necessary.
