CCTV News: On the morning of May 11, the National Health Commission held a press conference and stated that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China’s nursing work has developed rapidly and achieved remarkable results. By the end of 2021, the number of nurses in China has reached 5.018 million, nearly 80% of which have a college degree or above. Not only has the team of nurses continued to grow and develop, but the service capabilities and fields have also continued to improve and expand, and the public’s sense of gain in seeing a doctor has been further enhanced.
Guo Yanhong, Inspector of the National Health Commission’s Medical Administration and Hospital Administration Bureau: By the end of 2021, the number of nurses in my country has exceeded 5 million, reaching 5.018 million, more than double the number in 2012. The number of registered nurses per 1,000 population The number reached 3.56, and nearly 80% of the nurses had a college degree or above.
In the past ten years, China’s nursing work has gradually achieved closeness to patients, clinics, and society, so that people’s sense of gain in seeing a doctor has been further enhanced.
Recently, the National Health and Health Commission issued the “14th Five-Year” National Nursing Development Plan, proposing to provide all-round and full-life-cycle health services for the people.
Guo Yanhong, Inspector of the Medical Administration and Hospital Administration Bureau of the National Health and Health Commission: We propose that by 2025, the total number of nurses in the country will reach 5.5 million, and the number of registered nurses per 1,000 population will reach 3.8. At the same time, the medical-to-care ratio should reach 1:1.2. On the other hand, it is to expand nursing services, so that nursing work can better serve people’s health in various fields to meet the health needs of the people.
CCTV reporter Zhang Jian: According to the National Health and Health Commission, in the process of deepening the medical reform, the salary distribution, professional title promotion, reward evaluation, etc. of nurses will give priority to the front-line and grass-roots positions, and effectively mobilize nurses positivity. At the same time, in recent years, a social atmosphere in which all sectors of society care, support and care for the nurse team has gradually formed, which has also allowed the nurse team to be stable and developed.