More support required for family doctors

THE GAP BETWEEN THE supply and demand of family doctors in China hasn't been narrowed in the past years. Beijing News commented on Monday:

The current comprehensive promotion of the family doctor system is not mature, and a better approach is needed to make a breakthrough.

According to reports, Beijing has promoted the family doctor service since 2011. But six years later, although the number of families that have signed with doctors in their communities has reached 33 percent, the reality is many of their health records have been gathering dust, which means the family doctor system itself is gathering dust.