Specialised CM Services and Special Disease Programmes

The Chinese medicine (CM) service of the CMHHK is broadly classified into the following six specialised CM services:

• Internal Medicine in CM
• External Medicine in CM
• Gynaecology in CM
• Paediatrics in CM
• Orthopaedics and Traumatology in CM
• Acupuncture and Moxibustion in CM

Along the above classification, a total of 23 special disease programmes are proposed for the CMHHK as follows:

The selection of the above programmes are based on:

• clinical needs of the local community;
• distinct advantages and strengths of CM; and
• availability of relevant expertise in special diseases and/or training plans.