A series of measures have been introduced to make efforts to keep medical staff and develop

More comprehensive policies to care for all aspects (care for medical workers ⑤)

  Our reporter Qiu Chaoyi

  "People's Daily" (13th edition on November 02, 2020)

  Core reading

  What are the measures to protect, care, and cherish medical staff?

Relevant departments have issued a series of policies to strengthen the protection of the rights and interests of medical staff in terms of salary and salary, job title evaluation, etc.; attach importance to commendation of grassroots medical staff, organize various trainings to improve business capabilities; increase investment in general practitioners and public health personnel Wait for the training and training of talents in short supply.

Relevant departments are establishing a long-term mechanism for protecting, caring, and caring for medical personnel by referring to the experience of various regions.

  Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the majority of medical staff have actively responded to the call of the Party Central Committee, regardless of personal safety, facing difficulties, fighting bravely at the forefront of the fight against the epidemic, and made major contributions to protecting people's lives and health.

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that medical personnel are the backbone of the fight against the epidemic, and they must attach great importance to their protection, care, and care, and provide support and guarantees from all aspects, so that they will always maintain a strong fighting force, high morale, vigorous energy, and continuous healthy investment to defeat The fight against the epidemic.

  On the occasion of the Chinese Doctor’s Day this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping extended holiday congratulations and sincere condolences to medical workers across the country.

He emphasized that party committees and governments at all levels and the whole society must care for medical workers, promote advanced deeds, strengthen business training, support pioneering and innovation, help solve difficulties, and promote the formation of a good atmosphere of respect for doctors and health in the whole society.

  Currently, what policies and measures have been issued by relevant departments to protect, care, and care for medical personnel?

How to improve the treatment guarantee for front-line medical staff?

How to establish a long-term mechanism to protect and care for medical staff in the future?

The reporter interviewed the relevant person in charge of the National Health Commission.

  Strengthen treatment protection

  Solve practical difficulties

  The Party Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the care and care of medical personnel.

All departments have implemented the spirit of General Secretary Jinping’s important instructions, and issued the "Notice on Fully Implementing Measures to Further Protect and Care Medical Staff", "Measures to Improve the Working Conditions of Frontline Medical Staff, and to Really Care for the Physical and Mental Health of Medical Staff" and "On Doing All A series of policy documents such as the Notice on Safeguarding the Work of First-line Medical Staff and Their Families, and the Notice Concerning the Implementation of Measures to Protect and Caring Medical Staff in the First-line, etc., include remuneration, work injury identification, job title evaluation, life security, personal protection, Care and care policies and measures have been defined in terms of rotation rest, psychological adjustment, family assistance, practice environment, and advanced recognition.

  In order to promote the implementation of the policy, the National Health Commission strengthened its efforts to publicize and explain the policies to respond to social concerns; held a video dispatch meeting on the policies and measures of the national health system caring and caring for medical staff, requesting all localities to speed up the implementation of various care measures; focusing on guiding local governments to implement existing Policy, in response to local issues, promptly negotiate with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Finance to form a policy response to the remuneration of medical staff; jointly with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine to commend a group of advanced collectives in the national health system to fight the new crown pneumonia epidemic And advanced individuals.

  The relevant person in charge of the National Health Commission stated that, in terms of remuneration, a temporary work subsidy policy for epidemic risks has been introduced. In response to epidemic prevention and control tasks and overtime work, a one-time increase in medical and health institutions Performance wages have also raised the standard of health and epidemic prevention allowances; require all localities to do a good job in the identification of work-related injuries for medical staff infected with new coronary pneumonia due to their work duties, open up green channels, simplify claims procedures, and ensure that medical staff can enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits in a timely manner; in terms of job title evaluation and appointment , The first-line medical staff shall have the priority to declare, participate in the evaluation, and be appointed in the job title evaluation and appointment, and the promotion title and the promotion position level are not restricted by the job structure ratio of the unit.

The experience of medical staff participating in epidemic prevention and control can be regarded as one year of grassroots work experience.

  In addition, the health department has also issued policies to strengthen the life security and personal protection of front-line medical staff, such as providing sanitary products and dining services, focusing on medical protective equipment, and special vehicles to solve commuting problems.

For those who work for a long time and with heavy workload, mandatory rest will be arranged. After the epidemic is over, a free health checkup and recuperation will be organized in time, and rest and paid vacation time will be appropriately increased.

At the same time, do a good job in their psychological adjustment and guidance, and strengthen psychological assistance.

  During the epidemic prevention and control period, medical staff also faced some practical difficulties.

Relevant departments guide the opening of green channels for the families of front-line medical staff to seek medical care, establish a family system for community cadres to contact and help front-line medical staff, and provide more help and care for their children's education.

Relevant departments have also strengthened the construction of a safe practice environment, resolutely and severely investigated and dealt with actions that harm medical staff in accordance with the law, and enhanced the sense of safety of medical staff, which has achieved good social response.

  Recognizing grassroots personnel

  Improve grassroots capabilities

  In this battle against the epidemic, the majority of grassroots medical workers have made great contributions.

In March this year, in the "Decision on Recognizing Advanced Collectives and Advanced Individuals in the Prevention and Control of New Coronary Pneumonia in the National Health System" issued by the National Health Commission and other departments, many grassroots medical staff were commended; the 12th session in 2020 In the list of winners of the "Chinese Physician Award", many grassroots medical staff also won.

  Beginning in 2018, the National Health Commission has actively coordinated the Ministry of Finance to launch a training program for improving the ability of primary health professionals. By 2020, the central government has invested a total of 1.02 billion yuan in general practitioners and rural doctors in community health service centers and township health centers. Etc., focusing on training the ability to diagnose and treat common and frequently-occurring diseases.

After basic-level health personnel participate in online and offline learning and training, those who meet relevant requirements can obtain corresponding national-level continuing medical education credits.

  This year, the National Health Commission adjusted the annual project training program based on the situation of grassroots epidemic prevention and control, focusing on strengthening the ability of grassroots to respond to major epidemic prevention and control, insisting on the integration of medical and prevention, and strengthening the joint prevention and control of communicable diseases by backbone general practitioners and rural doctors. Training and including public health physicians into the key personnel training category to improve the diagnosis and treatment capabilities of on-the-job public health physicians.

  It is understood that during the epidemic prevention and control period, the National Health Commission relied on the China Continuing Medical Education network platform to open new coronary pneumonia prevention and control training topics, which were opened online for free to grassroots medical staff. A total of 503 various courses were launched and 5.645 million were trained. Person times.

Among them, the "Grassroots Prevention and Control" and the "Village Medical Column" have learned a total of 1.565 million person-times, effectively improving the capabilities of the grassroots.

  Do business training

  Cultivate talents in short supply

  By the end of 2019, there were 365,000 qualified general practitioners in my country, and 2.61 general practitioners per 10,000 population. The goal of having 2-3 general practitioners per 10,000 population in 2020 was achieved ahead of schedule.

In the next step, the National Health Commission will implement the "Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Reforming and Improving the Incentive Mechanism for the Training and Use of General Practitioners", continue to strengthen the training and training of general practitioners. Increasing the professional attractiveness of general practitioners, strengthening the construction of general practitioners in poverty-stricken areas, and intensifying reforms and innovations. Through general professional residential training, assistant general practitioner training, order-oriented free training, transfer training, etc. Ways to speed up the team of doctors.

  The National Health Commission has also strengthened the training of public health personnel, such as including preventive medicine in the standardized training catalog of residents, encouraging graduates of clinical medicine majors to participate in residential training, and exploring a compound public health doctor training model.

  At the same time, the National Health Commission will increase the training of talents in short supply and county and rural health personnel through continuing education and other means.

Since 2016, it has invested more than 3.5 billion yuan to train 585,000 professionals in 14 categories including general medicine and pediatrics. The number of professionals in shortage of majors and primary medical and health institutions has increased significantly. Cultivation and training of talents in short supply such as public health, timely revision of training content and standards, strengthening of knowledge and skills training in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and handling of major public health incidents, and improve the quality of talent training.

  The relevant person in charge of the National Health Commission stated that in order to effectively protect the rights and interests of medical staff, the National Health Commission is formulating opinions on establishing a long-term mechanism for protecting, caring, and caring medical staff on the basis of existing policy documents and referring to good local experience and practices. Further improve policies and measures in terms of ensuring working conditions, maintaining physical and mental health, implementing remuneration policies, strengthening humanistic care, creating a safe practice environment, and promoting professionalism; on the other hand, it will continue to supervise and guide local governments to accelerate the implementation of various policies and measures. Efforts should be made to ensure that the majority of medical staff are treated, respected, retained, and able to develop, and increase the attractiveness of medical and health posts.