Medical Sector Supervision

A guideline issued by the

State Council, released on August 3, said the scope of supervision should be expanded from medical institutes to the entire medical and health sector.

The guideline stressed that bodies should be identified to enforce the supervision with clearly-defined duties and powers. The reform of administrative approvals should be sped up, supervision over the quality of medical services strengthened, the operation of medical institutes monitored, and medical personnel scrutinized, it said. A credit system for the entire medical sector should be set up and information needs to be made public on a regular basis. The guideline emphasized accountability to enforce order to establish an authoritative and effective supervision system.