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The district health center plans to set up doctors to strengthen the provision of medical services and a nurse clinic to follow up the health

2022-12-26T23:19:40.776Z


Since 2017, the "Primary Medical and Health Blueprint" has been formulated, and it was announced last Monday (19th) that it will be officially released. Among them, the regional health centers will also reposition themselves and devote more resources to people over the age of 45. Primary care


Since 2017, the "Primary Medical and Health Blueprint" has been formulated, and it was announced last Monday (19th) that it will be officially released. Among them, the regional health centers will also reposition themselves and devote more resources to people over the age of 45.

Peng Feizhou, the grassroots medical and health commissioner, said that in the future, doctors will be set up to participate in the regional health centers to provide screening and chronic disease management, etc., but emphasized that doctors will not be permanently stationed in the health centers.


District health centers will also set up nurse clinics to follow up the health of patients with pre-chronic diseases.

When asked whether the current nurse manpower is sufficient, he said that it depends on how many patients with pre-chronic diseases, but believes that relevant measures are cost-effective.


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After the launch of the blueprint for primary care and health, regional health centers will also have to reposition themselves and devote more resources to people over the age of 45.

Peng Feizhou said that in the future, the regional health center will turn into a "super contact person" role to provide members with medical information in the region, and to follow up health and strengthen monitoring functions for members.

In addition, the district health center will also become a "health plan provider", and social workers, nurses, etc. will provide matters that should be paid attention to according to the age, such as people over 50 years old can join the colorectal cancer screening plan, etc.

Peng Feizhou explained that in the future, doctors will be set up in regional health centers to participate to a certain extent, and to strengthen the provision of medical services, such as providing screening and chronic disease management, etc., but emphasized that it will not require doctors to stay in regional health centers, and may only It will send SMS or letters to communicate with members to remind them of some medical information.

Peng Feizhou explained that in the future, doctors will be involved to a certain extent in the regional health centers.

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Peng Feizhou also pointed out that in the future, the regional health center will also set up nurse clinics to follow up the health of patients with early chronic diseases.

When asked whether the current nurse manpower is sufficient, he pointed out that it depends on how many patients with pre-chronic diseases, but believes that relevant measures are cost-effective.

Lian Weiqiao, director of the Association of Community Organizations, believes that most of the nurses in the district health centers are still following up with the medical model, that is, members only arrange for nurses to help when they need it. It is hoped that after the establishment of nurse clinics, the social model can be changed. ) long-term follow-up to establish long-term relationships with different patients.

He also pointed out that the problem of the current regional health centers is that they cannot screen out patients with pre-chronic diseases. He believes that before setting up nurse clinics, we should strengthen the search for patients with high-risk chronic diseases.

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Source: hk1

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