Current status of medical workers at pilot county hospitals in Hubei province and their perception of the reform / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To learn the present status of medical workers in pilot public hospitals in China and their response/perception of the health reform,and to analyze problems found in order to raise their satisfaction and incentives.Methods 1529 medical workers at 15 pilot county hospitals in Hubei province were surveyed by questionnaire.Results The data showed that nearly half of the doctors and nurses faced great stress and more than half of the medical workers' satisfaction was at a low level.Their responses indicated that they perceived themselves as having a low social status and nearly 80％ were dissatisfied with their income.About 30％of medical workers lack understanding of the policies for public hospitals reform and more than 60％of them were less positive on achievement of the reform goals.Conclusion It is necessary to reduce their work stress and raise their income,create an incentive mechanism,strengthen the communications on the health reform,and ignite the morality of medical workers.