Medical workers given insurance as disputes rage on

Hospitals in Wenling, Zhejiang province, have started buying life insurance for medical staff in the wake of increasingly volatile doctor-patient relationships.

More than 5,000 medical workers in 31 public medical institutions have enrolled in the system since the end of March.

Medical institutions pay 50 to 120 yuan ($8 to $19) every year for each registered member of their medical workers for insurance of up to 800,000 yuan.