China News Service, Beijing, July 26 (Reporter Li Chun) The State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine held a press conference on the 26th to introduce the relevant situation of the improvement of grass-roots service capabilities of traditional Chinese medicine.
Zhao Wenhua, deputy director of the Medical Administration Department and second-level inspector of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that by 2025, county-run TCM medical institutions (hospitals, outpatient departments, and clinics) will basically achieve full coverage, and more than 80% of county-level TCM hospitals will reach The level of "second-class first-class Chinese medicine hospital".
Zhao Wenhua said that grassroots traditional Chinese medicine services are the foundation of the development of traditional Chinese medicine and the basic guarantee for maintaining the health of the people.
The State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine attaches great importance to grass-roots traditional Chinese medicine services.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have actively promoted the implementation of the grass-roots traditional Chinese medicine service capacity improvement project, promoted the continuous improvement of the traditional Chinese medicine grass-roots service system, significantly consolidated the service foundation, and continuously strengthened the service position, which better satisfied the general public's "convenient to see traditional Chinese medicine," The fairness, accessibility and convenience of traditional Chinese medicine services have been significantly enhanced.
Specifically, first, the grassroots traditional Chinese medicine service network tends to be improved.
By the end of 2020, 76.7% of the county-level areas in the country have set up public county-level traditional Chinese medicine hospitals; 87% of county-level general hospitals and 64% of county-level maternal and child health care service institutions have TCM departments, 85% of community health service stations and 68% of village clinics are equipped with TCM diagnosis and treatment equipment; there are 5,473 county-level non-public TCM hospitals, 3,544 outpatient departments, 63,000 clinics, and 21,382 TCM clinics on record.
"With county-level traditional Chinese medicine hospitals as the leader, community health service centers, community health service stations, township health centers, and village clinics as the main body, and county-level general hospitals, maternal and child health care institutions and other non-TCM medical institutions as the backbone. The grass-roots TCM service network supplemented by socially-run TCM hospitals, TCM outpatient departments, and clinics has been gradually improved." Zhao Wenhua said.
Second, the construction of grassroots TCM teams has been strengthened.
All localities have adopted measures such as standardized training, order training, targeted recruitment, re-employment, the introduction of "green channels" for TCM personnel, and the examination and registration of physician qualifications for those with expertise in TCM, to vigorously cultivate and introduce TCM talents, enrich the grass-roots TCM team, and improve Existing staff capacity.
It was also disclosed at the press conference on the same day that during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, a total of 42,000 general practitioners in the category of qualified Chinese medicine (assistant) general practitioners were trained and trained, and 13,000 free medical students were recruited and trained in rural areas specializing in Chinese medicine. The national community health service center The total number of TCM physicians in community health service stations, township health centers and village clinics was 183,900, an increase of 27,500 from 156,400 in 2015.
Third, the service capacity of grass-roots traditional Chinese medicine has been significantly improved.
By supporting the infrastructure construction of about 850 county-level traditional Chinese medicine hospitals, 500 county-level traditional Chinese medicine hospitals have comprehensively improved their comprehensive service capabilities and the service capabilities of all original poverty-stricken counties. improve.
Primary medical and health institutions have shifted from focusing on disease treatment to focusing on maintaining health, and developing diversified services such as pre-disease treatment and rehabilitation.
By the end of 2020, 85.8% of the team of family doctors were able to provide traditional Chinese medicine services, and the field of traditional Chinese medicine services continued to expand.
Zhao Wenhua also said that this year, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and relevant departments launched the "14th Five-Year" action plan for the improvement of grass-roots traditional Chinese medicine service capabilities, and continued to promote the high-quality development of grass-roots traditional Chinese medicine.
"On the basis of consolidating the achievements and expanding the coverage of grass-roots Chinese medicine services, we will make up for shortcomings, strengths and weaknesses, and solidify the foundation, and create an 'upgraded version' of the grass-roots Chinese medicine service capacity improvement project."
Specifically, Zhao Wenhua pointed out that it is necessary to establish and improve a high-quality and efficient traditional Chinese medicine service system.
Increase support, continue to strengthen the construction of TCM halls in county-level TCM hospitals, township health centers and community health centers, community health service stations and village clinics, encourage social forces to run TCM at the grassroots level, and further improve existing grassroots TCM services system.
By 2025, county-run TCM medical institutions (hospitals, outpatient departments, clinics) will basically achieve full coverage, and more than 80% of county-level TCM hospitals will reach the level of "second-class first-class TCM hospitals".
Zhao Wenhua said that it is necessary to consolidate the foundation of grassroots Chinese medicine talents.
Strengthen the construction of grass-roots TCM talent team focusing on general practitioners, further enrich the grass-roots TCM talent team, and improve the quality of personnel.
It is necessary to improve and implement policies and measures such as the establishment and filing management of grass-roots Chinese medicine personnel, professional title evaluation and employment, and income distribution, to attract Chinese medicine personnel to work at the grass-roots level and to serve at the grass-roots level with peace of mind, so as to provide a strong talent guarantee for the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine.
By 2025, there will basically be 0.6 to 0.8 qualified general practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine per 10,000 residents in urban and rural areas, and the proportion of TCM physicians in all community health service centers and township health centers will reach more than 25% of the total number of physicians in similar institutions, and 100% of the total number of physicians in similar institutions. Community health service stations and more than 80% of village clinics are equipped with at least one medical staff who can provide traditional Chinese medicine services.
Zhao Wenhua said that it is necessary to vigorously promote the appropriate technology of traditional Chinese medicine.
Strengthen the construction of appropriate technology promotion centers for traditional Chinese medicine at the provincial and county levels, improve personnel and equipment and facilities, establish and improve appropriate technology promotion networks and long-term mechanisms, strengthen assessment management, vigorously carry out promotion training, and effectively improve grass-roots medical and health institutions TCM service capabilities , give full play to the advantages and characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine's suitable technology, which is simple, convenient, proving, and inexpensive.
By 2025, in principle, all counties should set up standard TCM appropriate technology promotion centers.
He also mentioned that we should actively promote the popularization of traditional Chinese medicine at the grassroots level.
Make full use of networking, intelligence, digitization and other methods to expand the coverage of high-quality TCM popularization content, cultivate a team of TCM popularization experts, and promote the continuous improvement of citizens' TCM health and cultural literacy.
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