Three-Shift Nurse-Patient Ratio Included in Medical Institution Standards, 33 Medical Organizations Support Statement
Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare is holding a meeting today to include the three-shift nurse-patient ratio in medical institution standards. 33 medical organizations have issued a joint statement supporting the inclusion but demanding balanced representation in related committees to avoid any single group holding a majority.
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(Central News Agency reporter Shen Pei-yao Taipei 8th) The Ministry of Health and Welfare will hold a meeting today to discuss the inclusion of the three-shift nurse-patient ratio in medical institution establishment standards. 33 medical organizations have jointly stated that they agree to the inclusion in the regulations, but the related promotion task force or advisory committee should maintain a balanced proportion of all parties, and no single group's representatives should exceed half.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has invited relevant medical and nursing professional organizations to discuss the inclusion of the three-shift nurse-patient ratio in medical institution establishment standards this afternoon. The National Federation of Medical Associations of the Republic of China and 33 other medical organizations issued a statement pointing out that a high degree of consensus has been reached to agree to include the "three-shift nurse-patient ratio" in the medical institution establishment standards under the premise of improving nursing manpower, maintaining medical quality, and protecting patient rights.
In addition, regarding the recent review of relevant amendments to the "Medical Act" by the Legislative Yuan, medical organizations jointly put forward four recommendations to ensure the stability of the medical system and the feasibility of medical practical operations.
The statement pointed out that medical care is the result of close collaboration among various professional medical personnel. In past legal practices, the allocation ratios of various medical personnel have been uniformly and meticulously regulated by the medical institution establishment standards, and no specific professional category has ever been separately listed in the Medical Act itself.
The statement stated that to maintain the consistency of the legal system and ensure that future professional allocations can be flexibly adjusted according to practical needs, they insist that the regulations should be maintained within the establishment standards to take into account the overall balanced development of the medical team.
Secondly, regarding the composition of relevant promotion task forces or advisory committees, it is recommended to maintain the balance of representatives from all parties, and no single group's representatives should exceed half. It is recommended to invite scholars and experts, representatives of medical users, professional organizations from various fields such as nursing, medical institutions, and representatives of competent authorities to participate, and maintain a reasonable balance of representation rights, which will be more conducive to achieving consensus and ensuring that policy implementation can take into account the needs of all parties and patient safety.
Thirdly, regarding the high fines and business suspension penalties proposed in the draft, in the current environment where the medical system faces a universal shortage of manpower, if overly severe disciplinary mechanisms are adopted, it may reduce medical service capacity and affect patients' rights to medical care. It is recommended that legal revisions should consider the actual difficulty of achievement and provide medical institutions with more reasonable adjustment space.
The statement also stated that upholding the principle of "encouragement over punishment" and optimizing through administrative guidance, administrative guidance should be strengthened, prioritizing administrative guidance and improvement suggestions over direct penalties, to assist medical institutions in gradually achieving goals during the regulatory transition period; it is recommended that the government invest policy resources in incentive subsidies and substantial subsidies to achieve excellent ratios, encouraging medical institutions to continuously optimize labor conditions and environment.
The medical organizations emphasized their support for any institutional transformation that can improve medical care quality, and look forward to ensuring the sustainability and resilience of the medical system and protecting the health of the people through progressive and practical legal regulations under the guidance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Legislative Yuan. (Editor: Guan Zhongwei) 1150508
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(Central News Agency reporter Shen Pei-yao Taipei 8th) The Ministry of Health and Welfare will hold a meeting today to discuss the inclusion of the three-shift nurse-patient ratio in medical institution establishment standards. 33 medical organizations have jointly stated that they agree to the inclusion in the regulations, but the related promotion task force or advisory committee should maintain a balanced proportion of all parties, and no single group's representatives should exceed half.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has invited relevant medical and nursing professional organizations to discuss the inclusion of the three-shift nurse-patient ratio in medical institution establishment standards this afternoon. The National Federation of Medical Associations of the Republic of China and 33 other medical organizations issued a statement pointing out that a high degree of consensus has been reached to agree to include the "three-shift nurse-patient ratio" in the medical institution establishment standards under the premise of improving nursing manpower, maintaining medical quality, and protecting patient rights.
In addition, regarding the recent review of relevant amendments to the "Medical Act" by the Legislative Yuan, medical organizations jointly put forward four recommendations to ensure the stability of the medical system and the feasibility of medical practical operations.
The statement pointed out that medical care is the result of close collaboration among various professional medical personnel. In past legal practices, the allocation ratios of various medical personnel have been uniformly and meticulously regulated by the medical institution establishment standards, and no specific professional category has ever been separately listed in the Medical Act itself.
The statement stated that to maintain the consistency of the legal system and ensure that future professional allocations can be flexibly adjusted according to practical needs, they insist that the regulations should be maintained within the establishment standards to take into account the overall balanced development of the medical team.
Secondly, regarding the composition of relevant promotion task forces or advisory committees, it is recommended to maintain the balance of representatives from all parties, and no single group's representatives should exceed half. It is recommended to invite scholars and experts, representatives of medical users, professional organizations from various fields such as nursing, medical institutions, and representatives of competent authorities to participate, and maintain a reasonable balance of representation rights, which will be more conducive to achieving consensus and ensuring that policy implementation can take into account the needs of all parties and patient safety.
Thirdly, regarding the high fines and business suspension penalties proposed in the draft, in the current environment where the medical system faces a universal shortage of manpower, if overly severe disciplinary mechanisms are adopted, it may reduce medical service capacity and affect patients' rights to medical care. It is recommended that legal revisions should consider the actual difficulty of achievement and provide medical institutions with more reasonable adjustment space.
The statement also stated that upholding the principle of "encouragement over punishment" and optimizing through administrative guidance, administrative guidance should be strengthened, prioritizing administrative guidance and improvement suggestions over direct penalties, to assist medical institutions in gradually achieving goals during the regulatory transition period; it is recommended that the government invest policy resources in incentive subsidies and substantial subsidies to achieve excellent ratios, encouraging medical institutions to continuously optimize labor conditions and environment.
The medical organizations emphasized their support for any institutional transformation that can improve medical care quality, and look forward to ensuring the sustainability and resilience of the medical system and protecting the health of the people through progressive and practical legal regulations under the guidance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Legislative Yuan. (Editor: Guan Zhongwei) 1150508
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