Demands for health testing and rehabilitation care are more professional and refined
New occupations to protect family health
Health care therapists, respiratory therapists, birth defect prevention and control consultants, and rehabilitation assistive technology consultants, among the 16 new occupations announced recently, many of them are closely related to health. Why are these new occupations born? What social needs are reflected? How to make up for the talent shortage? The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has recently conducted an interpretation.
On the one hand, the emergence of new health professions has urgent practical needs.
For health care practitioners, practitioners should master the combined skills of basic medical care and life care, and can undertake health care for the elderly, pregnant women, infants, children, sick people and people with disabilities in homes, hospitals, communities, pension institutions and other places Dual functions with life care.
According to data released by the relevant state departments, in 2018, China's population aged 60 years and over reached 249 million, of which 75.8% were suffering from chronic diseases and complex diseases, and more than 40 million elderly people were disabled or semi-disabled, according to international standards At least 13 million professional nursing staff are needed, and currently there are only 300,000 Chinese elderly care workers, most of whom do not have medical nursing knowledge.
The analysis pointed out that the demand for health care services of the elderly population, especially the disabled and semi-disabled elderly, is expanding. The phenomenon of "one person is disabled, the whole family is unbalanced" is prominent. The demand for senior citizens aged 80 and above is particularly strong. The proportion of self-reported care needs increased from 25% in 2000 to 41.0% in 2015. At the same time, after the implementation of the national "second child policy", many families, especially working families, have generally increased the pressure of maternal, infant and child care.
"The absolute number of health care talents is in short supply; matching between demanders and practitioners is becoming more and more difficult. 'Not found, not easy to find' and 'non-standard, non-standard' become the domestic service industry, especially in the field of health care The main pain point. "Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security pointed out.
From the perspective of birth defects prevention and control consultants, China is a country with a large population and a country with a high incidence of birth defects. At present, full-time and part-time employees engaged in full-chain birth defect prevention and control consulting work are seriously lacking, and prevention and control knowledge and prevention and control measures have not yet been popularized. The official establishment of a new career for birth defect prevention and control consultants is conducive to standardizing the professional behavior of employees, improves the social awareness of birth defect prevention and control consultants, and reduces their occurrence from the root causes of birth defects at a lower cost Risk, mobilize society to provide effective treatment for children with birth defects, reduce congenital disabilities, and improve family happiness index.
On the other hand, new occupations also reflect changes in social needs.
The new occupation of "rehabilitation assistive technology consultant" is essentially born from the satisfaction of new consumer demands.
At present, there are more than 85 million disabled people, 44 million disabled and semi-disabled elderly people, and a large number of injured and sick patients in China. With the help of rehabilitation assistive technology, they are expected to improve their physical functions and reduce the need for routine health services, support services and The need for long-term care needs to be as healthy, productive, and independent as possible. At present, China's rehabilitation assistive technology is in a stage of rapid development and continuous improvement, and the problem of talent shortage is becoming increasingly prominent. It is estimated that at least 200,000 rehabilitation assistive technology professionals are required.
"With the development of China's economy and society, people's understanding of health is gradually deepening, and the demand for health services is increasing. As an important branch of health technology and one of the three major rehabilitation methods recognized by the World Health Organization, assistive technology is building a healthy China. It plays a unique role in the process and has a broad development space. "The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security pointed out.
In addition, in practice, some new occupations have played an important role.
The work of the respiratory therapist is very special, mainly to provide patients with respiratory insufficiency in the hospital-wide clinical operation technology based on various types of respiratory support treatment and airway management, and respiratory support technology and airway management is the new coronary pneumonia The most important means of life support for treatment.
"At this sudden and critical moment of new coronary pneumonia, respiratory therapists have made outstanding contributions to epidemic prevention and control." The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Sciences also pointed out that as a new occupation, respiratory therapists still need to further develop vocational skills standards and strengthen vocational education and training.
The person in charge of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Sciences said that the next step will focus on improving the vocational skills standard system and comprehensively promote the evaluation of training. It is necessary to adapt to market needs, guide talent training and closely link with the development of new occupations and corresponding standards, improve the professional ability and employability of workers, and promote the employment, entrepreneurship and career development of workers.