(China in the past ten years) National Health Commission: By the end of 2021, the number of nurses in China will exceed 5 million
China News Service, Beijing, May 11 (Ma Shuisha) Guo Yanhong, the supervisory commissioner of the Medical Administration and Hospital Administration Bureau of the National Health Commission of China, said in Beijing on the 11th that by the end of 2021, the number of nurses in China has exceeded 5 million, and the national medical-nursing ratio has increased from From 1:0.95 in 2012 to 1:1.17 in 2021, the problem of the inversion of the ratio of medical care has been fundamentally reversed.
The National Health and Medical Commission held a press conference on the development of nursing since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
Guo Yanhong introduced at the meeting that in the past ten years, the number of nurses in China has increased at an average annual growth rate of 8%. reached 101%.
The number of registered nurses per thousand population will increase from 1.85 in 2012 to 3.56 in 2021.
The national medical-to-nursing ratio has developed from 1:0.95 in 2012 to 1:1.17 in 2021, and the problem of the inversion of the medical-to-nursing ratio has been fundamentally reversed.
She pointed out that nearly 80% of the nurses have a college degree or above, and the overall quality and professional ability of the nurses have been continuously improved.
In 2012, there were only 528,000 primary nurses, and in 2021, the number of primary nurses will reach 1.15 million.
Guo Yanhong said that in recent years, with the development of medical and health services, there is a great demand for male nurses in many positions, and the proportion of male nurses in the Chinese nurse team has been increasing.
By the end of 2021, among the more than 5 million nurses nationwide, male nurses accounted for 3%, a considerable increase from 1.8% in 2012.
It is reported that in order to promote the high-quality development of nursing during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the National Health Commission recently issued the "National Nursing Development Plan (2021-2025)".
The "Plan" proposes that by 2025, the total number of nurses in the country will reach 5.5 million, the number of registered nurses per 1,000 population will reach 3.8, and the ratio of doctors to nurses will reach 1:1.2, and the distribution of nurses will be more inclined to the grassroots.
In this regard, Guo Yanhong said that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, on the one hand, it is necessary to strengthen the construction of the nurse team, including the increase in the number of nurses, the improvement of nurses' abilities, and the mobilization of nurses' enthusiasm. On the other hand, it is necessary to expand nursing services to make nursing work better in various fields. To serve the health of the people and meet the health needs of the people.
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