Eastern.com reporter Xiang Yingzhi reported on March 11: “There are more and more health care institutions under the name of traditional Chinese medicine health care, among which there are mixed fish and dragons, and it is urgent to regulate!” Many people do not know Ding Guanghong, a representative of the National People’s Congress and a professor at Fudan University. There is another identity: Director of the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Mechanism and Acupoint Function. The topic of traditional Chinese medicine has also been the focus of representative Ding Guanghong in recent years. He submitted the “Suggestions on Further Strengthening the Supervision of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Care Institutions” at the two sessions this year.
Ding Guanghong (Photo by Zhang Chi), deputy to the National People’s Congress, vice-chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Democratic League, and professor of Fudan University
In this proposal, he pointed out that some Chinese medicine health care institutions should be positioned as “non-medical nature”, they only use Chinese medicine knowledge for health care, not for the purpose of treatment. But at present, there is a management blind spot in this market, which is relatively chaotic.
The first is that the licenses of TCM health care institutions are different. Ding Guanghong said that at present, health care institutions in the society provide various types of services. As long as the words “traditional Chinese medicine” and “medical treatment” are not clearly mentioned, massage, massage, scraping, health preservation, foot bath, health consultation, etc. are used as the content of business services. , are listed in the registration license of the market supervision department. Massage, massage health parlors, etc. do not need to apply for a “sanitation permit”.
Second, the boundaries between health care services and diagnosis and treatment are blurred. “There are many techniques of traditional Chinese medicine that can be used for both disease treatment and health care, but in practice it is difficult to distinguish whether the behavior of an institution belongs to formal health care or illegal practice.”
The supervision of TCM health care institutions is also not enough. Ding Guanghong pointed out that the regulatory bodies of traditional Chinese medicine health care institutions include market supervision departments and health departments. On the one hand, there is a lack of joint law enforcement, and on the other hand, the health department lacks specialized TCM law enforcement personnel.
In addition, there is no unified occupational certification for health care practitioners, and there is no mandatory access restriction for practitioners, and the levels are uneven. The training is done by the enterprise itself, which lacks professional system.
Ding Guanghong put forward countermeasures for this: First, Chinese medicine health care institutions must hold a unified license, and they need to be pre-approved and filed with the health and health department, and it is recommended that they be included in the jurisdiction of the “Regulations on the Administration of Public Health Places”. Second, it is necessary to issue specifications for TCM health care services as soon as possible, clarify what such institutions can and cannot do, the qualification requirements for relevant practitioners, and clarify the difference between health care and illegal practice of medicine. In addition, he suggested to strengthen the supervision mechanism and capacity building of TCM health care institutions; establish a TCM health care industry association to carry out industry services and self-discipline management.
How should ordinary consumers choose traditional Chinese medicine health care services? Ding Guanghong, on behalf of the support, is the first choice for regular Chinese medicine hospitals.
Such as Shanghai Longhua Hospital, Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and so on. There are also many TCM clinics and TCM outpatient departments that have obtained formal medical licenses to choose from.
The most important thing to pay attention to is the small facades that are listed on the road for health care, but do not actually have medical qualifications. Especially once they sell medicines, they often ask for a high price, and they also use “home remedies, outsiders”. You can’t buy it” and so on, don’t believe it.
In fact, traditional Chinese medicine health care services and diagnosis and treatment can be provided in various community health centers in Shanghai, and they are of high quality and low price. Ding Guanghong said that he expects that the regular Chinese medicine convenience service facilities at the door of the common people will be more abundant.