The Prime Minister unexpectedly inspected many final-level hospitals and directed many urgent issues

Accompanying the Prime Minister were leaders of the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Government Office, ministries, branches and agencies.

Previously, during business trips to Khanh Hoa and Dien Bien, the Prime Minister conducted field surveys at general hospitals in these provinces. Actual inspections and surveys show that difficulties and problems related to bidding, equipment, and procurement have basically been removed.

The Prime Minister and the working group came to inspect and survey the site A9 Emergency Center - Bach Mai Hospital; Visit and listen to the opinions of doctors and nurses directly working, patients, and patients' families in the departments and rooms of this Hospital.

Doctor Nguyen Anh Tuan - Director of A9 Emergency Center - Bach Mai Hospital said that A9 Center receives up to 400 patients every day; expressed his thanks to the Government and the Prime Minister for listening to opinions and promptly issuing Resolution 30 and Decree 07, removing difficulties and obstacles in procurement and bidding for drugs, supplies and equipment. medical condition.

He said officers and doctors feel much more secure in their work with these policy decisions. A series of difficulties and problems have been gradually resolved, and medicines, supplies, and medical equipment have now been relatively fully guaranteed.

For example, before Resolution 30 and Decree 07 were issued, many batches of drugs won bids but could not clear customs. Joint venture and joint venture machinery that had to stop operating has now returned to operation. For example, a piece of equipment worth tens of billions of dong but only one component was broken, previously it was very difficult to replace, now the Resolution Resolution 30 allows the appointment of contractors to purchase replacement parts so they can be repaired immediately.

Also thanks to Resolution 30, the Hospital has been very active in encouraging businesses to donate equipment after the term of joint ventures and partnerships expires, and businesses also responded very strongly. For example, the hospital's very modern Siemens SOMATOM Definition Flash 256-segment computed tomography system has returned to operation after 3 years of screening. Hospital leaders said that in the past, this system had to go through very complicated procedures after the joint venture and association term expired to become the property of the Hospital. Thanks to Resolution 30, the business donated this system after the joint venture and association period expired and promoted very good efficiency in medical examination and treatment for the people.

However, hospital leaders said that some types of diagnostic machinery still cannot fully and best meet medical examination and treatment needs, especially in other units of the hospital, and need to continue to be overcome. Hospital leaders suggested that it is necessary to soon issue decrees and circulars guiding procurement and bidding with greater legal effect; At the same time, soon implement the correct and complete calculation of medical service prices.

On the other hand, Bach Mai is a specialized hospital with many specialties, treating rare diseases that other places cannot diagnose or treat. Specialized, anti-toxic drugs that are rare and not consumed in large quantities are sometimes not available. The hospital requested the Ministry of Health to set up rare drug warehouses in 3 regions. When necessary, such as in the case of botulinum poisoning when people ate silage of salted carp in Quang Nam, large hospitals will provide professional support and medicine. for localities and other medical facilities.

Hospital leaders also suggested continuing to invest and upgrade the hospital's facilities.

Next, in addition to the planned program, the Prime Minister went for an unscheduled inspection and survey at the National Children's Hospital - during the change of season, common children's diseases such as respiratory diseases increased rapidly, Chronic illness worsens.

Hospital leaders said that a series of difficulties related to previous regulations have been removed, and there are no longer any major problems in procurement and bidding. The hospital has opened 27 bidding packages for consumable supplies and major repairs of equipment... However, there is still a situation where rare drugs have not been fully and promptly supplied.

Also in addition to the planned program, the Prime Minister went on an unscheduled inspection and survey at the Central Tropical Diseases Hospital in the context that the COVID-19 epidemic could become complicated and the changing weather conditions create conditions for infectious diseases spread.

Hospital leaders also said that basic difficulties and problems with procurement and bidding have been resolved, but some types of biological products and supplies may not be enough when demand suddenly increases. type of infectious disease outbreak. In addition, the hospital leaders also mentioned many other difficulties and obstacles in operations, especially the autonomy mechanism; Handling some remaining biological products, drugs... for COVID-19 prevention...

Immediately set up centers specializing in storing rare drugs

Listening to opinions and requesting leaders of ministries and branches to answer and clarify many contents, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised the efforts and very respectable results that hospitals have achieved in recent times; We recommend that hospitals continue to promote a sense of responsibility in bidding and auctioning drugs, supplies, biological products, and medical equipment, both to prevent "fear of responsibility" and to ensure openness and transparency. , combat negativity, group benefits, best meet the medical examination and treatment needs of the people.

The Ministry of Health needs to urgently develop and submit to the Government for promulgation this year decrees guiding the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment, ensuring closeness to reality; At the same time, issue necessary circulars; In which the most important and priority content is instructions on medicines and medical equipment. Enhance digital transformation in bidding and procurement to save time, reform procedures, and prevent negativity and corruption.

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Health to urgently guide and issue a circular in the second quarter of 2023 to implement the correct and full calculation of medical service prices.

The Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and the Ministry of Finance continue to perfect the public-private cooperation mechanism in the health sector in the spirit of harmonizing benefits and sharing risks between the State, people and businesses. , research to create a favorable mechanism, consistent with the market mechanism, the spirit is that everyone joins hands, businesses join hands, patients contribute, "If the benefits are too skewed towards the patient, businesses will have no money investment, if it is too inclined towards businesses, the State and people will be disadvantaged.

The Prime Minister also proposed the need to research and complete regulations on the Public Service Development Fund to use it for the right purpose and effectively at hospitals.

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Health to research and immediately establish centers specializing in rare drug reserves, located in 6 socio-economic regions across the country, and assign a leading hospital there to manage and coordinate.

The Prime Minister requested hospitals, staff, and doctors to continue summarizing practice and participate in building investment policies, policies with doctors, and policies with patients. He reiterated his view that Vietnam is a developing country and an economy in transition, so it is necessary to learn from experience and expand gradually, without perfectionism or haste.

The Prime Minister asked officials and doctors of hospitals to promote the glorious traditions of the industry, promote medical ethics, the responsibility of "doctors like a gentle mother", "deep in medical theory, good at medicine, bright in medical ethics". ", putting people's lives and health first and foremost. The Prime Minister noted that hospitals actively carry out social security work and take care of vulnerable people, especially difficult families, remote areas, and ethnic minority areas...

The Prime Minister hopes that Bach Mai Hospital will continue to promote the tradition of one of the country's first hospitals, of the heroic A9 Center - the last hope for many patients and their families. With the National Children's Hospital, the Prime Minister proposed to "listen to the children with your heart, protect and care for them with your actions"; Use the Fund for the right purpose and effectively.

From practice, the Prime Minister believes that it is necessary to study specific regulations suitable for hospitals such as Bach Mai Hospital, Children's Hospital, and Tropical Hospital; Always be ready to respond to any developments that may occur.

The Ministry of Health and related agencies held a meeting this week to give autonomy to the Tropical Hospital; Urgently resolve issues related to biological products, drugs... COVID-19 prevention at the Hospital.

The Prime Minister requested hospitals to re-plan their campuses and develop specific schemes and projects. Ministries, branches and agencies continue to research, allocate funds, invest, and mobilize Strong public-private cooperation to gradually embellish and renovate hospitals to become more modern, scientific, spacious, and clean.

The Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Health and agencies to urgently resolve problems to complete investment projects to build facilities 2 of Bach Mai Hospital and facilities 2 of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital.

Ha Van