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An Elder Friendly Environment - Bridging the Gaps in Service Provision. Dr H Fung Oct 2008. Elderly Service Providers in HK. Hospital Authority Department of Health Social Welfare Department Non-Government Organizations Private sector.
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An Elder Friendly Environment- Bridging the Gaps in Service Provision Dr H Fung Oct 2008
Elderly Service Providers in HK • Hospital Authority • Department of Health • Social Welfare Department • Non-Government Organizations • Private sector
Declaration of Alma-Ata 1978 World Health Organization Health, which is a state of complete physical, mental [psychological] and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health Needs of Elderly Networking with the various providers Psychological Physical Social Best Outcome Biopsychosocial Model (Engel, 1980) Textbook of Family Medicine, McWhinney
Population Statistics in NTEC, 2007 Total population in NTEC: 1,261,621
NTEC Elderly Population • 130,000 >65yrs old Entire NTEC
NTEC service utilization 2007 IP/DP population SOPC population AED population GOPC population 40% elderly 25% elderly 26-29% elderly 29% elderly
NTEC Service Coverage Entire NTEC • 130,000 >65yrs old IP/DP GOPC SOPC AED 106,502 (82%)
Utilization of Services(Elderly: 130,000) • HA patients: 106,502 (82%) • GOPC: 57,108 (44%) • SOPC: 71,625 (55%) • AED: 46,857 (36%) • IP/DP: 32,145 (25%)
Overlapping of Services(Elderly: 130,000) • GOPC+SOPC: 29,565 (~52% of GOPC patients also attend SOPC) • GOPC+AED: 20,745 (~40% of GOPC patients also attend AED) • SOPC+AED: 30,498 (~40% of SOPC patients also attend AED) • GOPC+Adm: 13,315 (~20% of GOPC patients need admission) • SOPC+Adm: 25,783 (~36% of SOPC patients need admission) • GOPC+SOPC+AED+IP/DP: 9,220
Proposition 2 : Primary care problems are inadequately addressed
Top 10 diagnoses of geriatric patients with hospital admission, NTEC, 2007
Bridging the Gaps: Existing Model • Support to OAH and elderly centres: • GOPC reserved quota • Phone consultation • Video consultation • After hour’s home visit • VMOs Caring in the community
Proposition 3 : Scope of community support is too limited to be effective
Bridging the Gaps: Re-thinking Primary Care
Home Enriching Primary Care Doctor GP Public Hospital System Nurse AH Volunteer NGO Health Resource Centre Telephone Hotline, E Health, Consumer Health Patient Flow
Primary and Community Health Centre Primary Care Out-patient Section • Step-down clinic • Family Medicine triage clinic • Day treatment • Community outreaching services team • Community assessment service • Allied health clinic services • Nurse-led clinic services • Training facilities
Primary and Community Health Centre Community Health Section • Day rehabilitation services • Day psychiatry rehabilitation services • Health resources centre • information enquiry, telephone hotline, nursing consultation, social service support, health promotion programmes, rehabilitation shop, physical fitness and recreation • NGO hub • Mental health promotion • Different from existing HA Day Hospital Services
A Centre for Health Navigation!
Bridging the Gaps: Engaging the Private Sector
Objectives • to promote population health in NTEC • to enhance the role of primary care in the overall management of patients • to enhance collaboration between private doctors and public hospitals for the continuity and improvement of patients management and care • to launch health promotion programmes and promote healthy behaviour and lifestyle of the public
Working Groups • Referrals • IT and Communication • PPI Projects
Programmes on Referrals • Triage Guideline for Medical Cases • HKMA District Based Doctor Lists • Promotion of Family Doctors through Appointment Slips • Setting Up Information Centre at SOPC of AHNH
PPI Projects • Promotion of PPIS – Shared DM Care Programme • Yao Chung Kit DM assessment centre • ePR enrolment
Programmes on IT and Communication • Website/Newsletter • GP information Booklets to Schools • GP information Posters at GOPCs, SOPCs, AEDs
Local Initiatives: • Urology: training for GPs, donation of silicone foleys • Substance abuse among adolescents • One School One GP • Mental health liaison
Bridging the Gaps: Creating Choice
NTEC PCCC Website “NTE Health Choices” a. Open field b. Restricted field
Dr. Members Zone (Restricted Field)
Conclusion • Enlarging the caring community • Enriching diversity of services • Engaging everybody • Empowering the elders
Creating an elder friendly environment