Table 3 Service time norms, workloads and required numbers of children’s health professionals in East, Central and West areas of China

Pediatrics/neonatology outpatient and emergency

10

127191936

13765 (46.6%)

65419486

7080 (24.0%)

80100760

8669 (29.4%)

272712182

29514

Pediatrics/neonatology outpatient infusion

10

81141955

8782 (47.4%)

48337598

5231 (28.4%)

40429969

4376 (23.8%)

169909522

18388

Professional advising and consulting

20

17148

4 (0.1%)

8167284

1768 (35.8%0

14638573

3169 (64.1%)

22823005

4940

Newborn visit within hospital

10

1978733

214 (40.5%)

1591623

172 (32.6%)

1306245

141 (26.7%)

4876601

528

Newborn visit outside hospital

60

7739557

5026 (31.6%)

6800395

4416 (27.7%)

9981032

6481 (40.7%)

24520983

15923

Newborn PKU screening

10

7739338

838 (49.9%)

2905288

314 (18.7%)

4871043

527 (31.4%)

15515669

1679

Newborn CH screening

10

21605422

2338 (74.2%)

2706826

293 (9.3%)

4809210

520 (16.5%)

29121458

3152

Newborn hearing screening

10

5133717

556 (62.1%)

1455102

157 (17.5%)

1691030

183 (20.4%)

8279849

896

Other neonatal screening

15

2501788

406 (92.7%)

132649

22 (5.0%)

62777

10 (2.3%)

2697214

438

Child health check-up

20

40473786

8761 (41.7%)

31236117

6761 (32.2%)

25357409

5489 (26.1%)

97067312

21010

Children’s dental care

15

9660676

1568 (47.5%)

3882352

630 (19.1%)

6801127

1104 (33.4%)

20344155

3303

Children’s eye care

10

9043461

979 (33.9%)

3464198

375 (13.0%)

14194846

1536 (53.1%)

26702505

2890

Children’s hearing care

10

6720916

727 (52.4%)

2832567

307 (22.1%)

3272571

354 (25.5%)

12826054

1388

Vaccines for children

10

113444700

12278 (41.4%)

85858080

9292 (31.4%)

74457362

8058 (27.2%)

273760142

29628

Total

56241 (42.1%)

36818 (27.4%)

40618 (30.4%)

133677