Doctors to take care of the grassroots

SHANGHAI - The city will carry out a pilot project that allows doctors to work in different practices, a move that will encourage the flow of quality medical resources in all types of medical institutions.

The policy will allow experts and doctors from first-tier hospitals and other top medical institutions to work at community hospitals and private clinics, letting the quality medical resources flow to more grassroots hospitals, officials said.

"This can bring more convenience to patients by making it easier for them to seek treatment," said Lu Taohong, an official from the Shanghai health bureau.