Current status of registered general practitioners in Shanghai Pudong New Area / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

The data of registered general practitioners (GPs) in Shanghai Pudong New Area from 2014 to 2017 were collected through literature review and institutional investigation.The status of registered GPs was analyzed longitudinally by the methods of descriptive statistics and comparative analysis.The total number of registered GPs in Pudong New Area was increased from 1 227 in 2014 to 1 469 in 2017 and increased by 19.7％,with an average annual growth rate of 6.18％.But the human resources of GPs in Pudong New Area were not sufficient and the recruitment of GPs in grass-roots increased slowly.GPs in community health service centers in remote rural areas steadily increased year by year,however,the uneven distribution still existed.The proportion of GPs with senior professional titles had steadily increased,but it was still low.