For farmers, especially those in mountainous areas, it is inconvenient to go to the city to see a doctor, and rural doctors are essential. However, for many years, rural doctors have low incomes and low policy attention, and many people have chosen to change careers. In 20 13, Beijing raised the per capita monthly subsidy standard for rural doctors to 1600 yuan, which doubled the 800 yuan per person per month in the past. This policy has alleviated the shortage of rural doctors to some extent.
Wang Jinzhi, a representative from Huairou District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that the lack of primary medical equipment cannot be ignored. Many primary doctors have mastered certain professional skills through training and years of study, but the lack of primary medical equipment limits their skills. In the rural areas of Beijing, village doctors have also added some fresh blood, including many medical students, but the lack of equipment has bound their hands and feet. Han Xiaofang said that Beijing has gradually established a medical association model, promoted the cooperation between urban and rural hospitals, increased the allocation of medical equipment and improved the medical level, which has alleviated the problem of farmers' difficulty in seeing a doctor to some extent.
According to the announcement of Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, starting from 20 14, people who practice in village clinics and have the qualification of practicing (assistant) doctors, although not rural doctors, will be included in the scope of subsidies for rural doctors on the basis of assessment, with a monthly subsidy of 1600 yuan. Previously, the people who enjoyed the subsidy standard for rural doctors were rural doctors who obtained the practicing certificate of rural doctors and registered to practice in the village clinic. With the acceleration of the integration of rural health services in Beijing, more and more people who have the qualification of practicing (assistant) doctors, but have not obtained the certificate of practicing as rural doctors, practice in village clinics and undertake the public health and the prevention and treatment of common diseases at village level entrusted by the government, but they are not included in the scope of subsidies for rural doctors.
Xu Junfeng, director of the primary health department of the Municipal Health Bureau, said that after the scope of subsidies for rural doctors is expanded, doctors in large hospitals can also enjoy subsidies for rural doctors if they are willing to practice in village clinics after retirement, which can also encourage more medical practitioners to enter the countryside and serve rural health undertakings.