What does the Health Bureau do?

The full name of the health bureau is the health bureau. It is the competent department of local hospitals at all levels. There are functional departments such as office, medical political department, health education institute and Aiweihui, which are in charge of food hygiene, the implementation of the law on medical practitioners, the handling of medical accidents and so on.

Main responsibilities of Health Bureau: 1. Drafting local regulations, policies and plans for the development of health undertakings, drafting and organizing the implementation of relevant standards and technical specifications. Make overall plans for the allocation of health resources and guide the preparation and implementation of regional health planning. Responsible for the safety production related work of the city's health system. Formulate and organize the implementation of policies and measures to promote the equalization, generalization and convenience of basic public health services and the extension of public resources to the grassroots.

2, coordinate and promote the deepening of medical and health system reform, study and put forward major principles, policies and measures to deepen the reform of medical and health system. Organize and deepen the comprehensive reform of public hospitals, promote the separation of management and operation, improve the modern hospital management system, formulate and organize the implementation of policies and measures to promote the diversification of health public service providers and methods, and put forward policy suggestions on medical services and drug prices.

3. Organize the formulation of drug policy, implement the national essential drug system, carry out drug monitoring, clinical comprehensive evaluation and early warning of drug shortage, and put forward suggestions on the price policy of essential drugs. Organize food safety risk monitoring. Responsible for the supervision and management of occupational health, radiation health, environmental health, school health, public health, drinking water health and other public health within the scope of duties, responsible for the prevention and control of infectious diseases, and improve the comprehensive health supervision system. Organize patriotic health campaigns.