Nanping City, Fujian Province is located in a mountainous area in northern Fujian, and there are many elderly people left behind in rural areas. Many people in remote mountainous areas face the problems of "difficulty in seeking medical care" and "distance to seek medical care" to varying degrees. In recent years, Nanping has explored ways to provide family doctor contracting services in a more practical and detailed manner. Based on the original family doctor team, Nanping has accelerated the formation of "county-level hospital specialists + grassroots registered practicing doctors + rural doctors + nurses + several health grid members". The "4+N" national health service team composed of "regularly visits villages to conduct inspections and provide medication guidance, striving to provide people in mountainous areas with more convenient and better medical services." A few days ago, reporters came to Nanping City for an on-site visit.
At 2:30 p.m., Xu Lin, a nurse at Xiaohu Health Center in Jianyang District, Nanping City, Fujian Province, dialed the number of Zhang Xiaomei, a villager in Tanglou Village, Xiaohu Town. After agreeing on a time, she and Hou Bin, a doctor from the health center, would come to the door. Follow-up. During a routine physical examination after signing up with a family doctor, Zhang Xiaomei was diagnosed with diabetes. Subsequently, family doctor Hou Bin continued to track and manage her health status and formulated a standardized treatment plan. After completing routine checks such as blood pressure and blood sugar for Zhang Xiaomei, Hou Bin repeatedly warned her.
In Huilong Township, Jianyang District, the local national health grid-based "4+N" service team went to Huilong Central Primary School to carry out family doctor contract fulfillment and provide on-campus services. The reporter saw that in the classroom, team members provided teachers with bone density testing, blood sugar measurement, health consultation, chronic disease management, health guidance and other services to help teachers better understand their own health information and improve their health literacy.
The relevant person in charge of the Nanping Municipal Health Commission said that in the future, Nanping will continue to improve the contract performance service level of family doctors and continue to improve the incentive and guarantee mechanism for family doctors, so that more people in mountainous areas can enjoy higher-quality medical services nearby.
Reporter Wu Shengwei reported from Nanping, Fujian
Editor in charge: [Zhou Chi]