BRIDGING GAP
Four years ago, Gao was asked to establish "a pioneering family doctor studio."
Neither Gao nor her colleagues had the slightest idea what a "family doctor" was. Luckily, Gao had recently been in the U.K. to attend a GP training course at the University of Birmingham and she was able to share her experience with her colleagues.
Many of her colleagues had worked at health clinics across China, and so one question kept being asked; "What is so special and different about a family doctor studio?"
Ma Pengtao is Gao's clinic partner in the studio. She explained the main difference; "We collect detailed health information from each customer from the very start. Then we regularly trace their health and offer advice about how they could lead healthier lives, such as drinking less or exercising more," Ma said.
She talked about one patient who, due to alcohol dependency, had liver problems.
"I called him every other week to check up on him, making sure he was eating healthily and hadn't fallen off the wagon."
GPs are becoming the first port of call for patients, freeing up hospitals for emergency or specialist care.
The "Healthy China 2030" guideline, released in 2016, promised that the country's medical system will put more focus on prevention rather than treatment. Family clinics, and doctors like Gao, are on the front line of this fight, taking care of patients and identifying symptoms that might have been ignored in the past.
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