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Table 1 Workload and EV of each NEPHS in different areas (compared with a standard clinic visit)

From: Model to assess workload of village doctors in the National Essential Public Health Services Program in six provinces of China

Types

Service Contents

Unit

Mid-east Chinaa

Western China

Workload (minutes)

Mean EV

Workload (minutes)

Mean EV

Standard clinic visit

Family physician consulting with patient

per person

15.0

1.0

15.0

1.0

Health records management service

Establish residents’ health records

per person

30.0

2.0

37.5

2.5

Update of residents’ health records

per person

7.5

0.5

12.0

0.8

Health education

Make annual implementation plan of health education

per time

720.0

48.0

1170.0

78.0

Set up health education bulletin board

per time

373.5

24.9

720.0

48.0

Public health consultation activities

per time

669.0

44.6

135.0

9.0

Public health knowledge lecture

per time

463.5

30.9

480.0

32.0

Immunizations

Establish vaccination file

per person

9.0

0.6

10.5

0.7

Vaccination service

per visit

16.5

1.1

16.5

1.1

Handling of suspected abnormal vaccination reaction

per visit

18.0

1.2

6.0

0.4

Health services for children aged 0 to 6 years

Family visit of newborn

per visit

118.5

7.9

52.5

3.5

42 days follow-up

per visit

72.0

4.8

51.0

3.4

Infant physical examination

per visit

30.0

2.0

16.5

1.1

Physical examination of preschool children

per visit

30.0

2.0

69.0

4.6

Maternal health services

Early pregnancy health management

per visit

54.0

3.6

37.5

2.5

Health management in the second trimester

per visit

40.5

2.7

27.0

1.8

Health management in late pregnancy

per visit

42.0

2.8

27.0

1.8

Postpartum visit

per visit

81.0

5.4

30.0

2.0

42 days postpartum health examination

per visit

42.0

2.8

28.5

1.9

Elderly people’s health services

Physical examination for the elderly

per person

39.0

2.6

34.5

2.3

Health guidance for the elderly

per person

12.0

0.8

6.0

0.4

Health services for patients with hypertension

Screening of patients with hypertension

per person

39.0

2.6

24.0

1.6

Follow up evaluation and classified intervention of hypertension patients

per visit

36.0

2.4

36.0

2.4

Health examination for patients with hypertension

per person

42.0

2.8

34.5

2.3

Health services for patients with type II diabetes

Diabetes screening

per person

42.0

2.8

31.5

2.1

Follow up evaluation and classified intervention of diabetic patients

per visit

36.0

2.4

37.5

2.5

Physical examination of diabetic patients

per person

42.0

2.8

37.5

2.5

Health services for patients with severe mental illness

Information management of patients with severe mental illness

per person

108.0

7.2

79.5

5.3

Follow up evaluation and classified intervention of severe mental illness

per visit

72.0

4.8

42.0

2.8

Physical examination for severe mental illness

per person

66.0

4.4

43.5

2.9

Reporting and management of infectious diseases and public health emergencies

Discovery and registration of infectious diseases and public health emergencies

per time

114

7.6

21.0

1.4

Report and handling report of infectious diseases and public health emergencies

per time

121.5

8.1

7.5

0.5

Health management with Chinese medicine

Recognition of TCM constitution (aged over 65)

per visit

30.0

2.0

27.0

1.8

Health care guidance of traditional Chinese medicine (over 65 years old)

per visit

15.0

1.0

13.5

0.9

Chinese medicine health guidance for children (6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 months old)

per visit

24.0

1.6

21.0

1.4

Health supervision assistance services

Food safety information report of health supervision

per time

565.5

37.7

495.0

33.0

Occupational health consultation guidance

per time

205.5

13.7

180.0

12.0

Health supervision assists in the inspection of drinking water health and safety

per time

514.5

34.3

517.5

34.5

Health supervision and coordination of school health services

per time

171.0

11.4

90.0

6.0

  1. Abbreviations: NEPHSP National Essential Public Health Services program, EV equivalent value, TCM traditional Chinese medicine
  2. a The gap in the NEPHS EV between eastern and central China was relatively small, so these are combined into one region in the table