Family doctors find acceptance hard to achieve

Health authorities have been working to introduce a family doctor model at the community level as part of China's healthcare reform, but the process hasn't gone smoothly in many areas.

A State Council plan has set a target, under the family doctor model, for 2020 of having two to three general practitioners at grassroots-level clinics to serve every 10,000 residents.

"By contracting with a family doctor for service, people can have more convenient and targeted medical care and ease strains on large hospitals.