The Health Bureau’s Primary Healthcare Commission announced today that the Family Medicine Out-patient Services Priority Groups Pilot Scheme will be launched on November 4.

Run by the Hospital Authority’s Family Medicine Out-patient (FMOP) service, the pilot scheme will introduce quotas for certain priority groups, enabling underprivileged groups in need of public primary healthcare services to make priority bookings for FMOP services.

The priority groups include recipients of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme, recipients of the Old Age Living Allowance who are aged 75 or above, Level 0 Voucher Holders under the Residential Care Service Voucher Scheme for the Elderly, and recipients of the Working Family Allowance Scheme.

Individuals belonging to the priority groups can become eligible for the pilot scheme and make priority bookings for FMOP consultations after registering as members of District Health Centres/District Health Centre Expresses and as priority group members for FMOP services. This can be done via the eHealth mobile application or in person at District Health Centres/District Health Centre Expresses.

Consultation fees will be charged according to the FMOP standard rates.