China has long been negatively affected by a shortage and maldistribution of health
workers. This study aimed to examine the national and regional trends in the demographic …

Background Evidence-based health workforce policies are essential to ensure the provision
of high-quality health services and to support the attainment of universal health coverage …

Introduction This study analyzes the factors that influence the turnover intention of village
doctors by investigating village clinic workers in rural areas, particularly in Xiangyang City …

Background To ensure equity and accessibility of public health care in rural areas, the
Chinese central government has launched a series of policies to motivate village doctors to …

Background China is a high tuberculosis (TB) burden country. More than half of acute TB
cases first seek medical care in village doctors' clinics or community health centers. Despite …

Background Attracting and recruiting health workers to work in rural areas is still a great
challenge in China. The rural-oriented tuition-waived medical education (RTME) programme …

Purpose The aim of this paper is to review research conducted on managing the ageing
healthcare workforce and identify gaps for further research. Design/methodology/approach …

Background To effectively provide public health care for rural residents, the Ministry of
Health formally unveiled the contract service policy in rural China in April 2013. As the …

Objective China launched new healthcare reforms in 2009 and several policies targeted
village clinics, which affected village doctors' income, training and duties. The aim of the …

Background To strengthen rural health workforce, the Chinese government has launched a
series of policies to promote the job satisfaction of village doctors since the health sector …