'Who protects private medical facilities in Vinh city?'

(Baonghean.vn) - "Who protects private medical facilities in Vinh City?" - That was the question of the Director of the Department of Health during the working session between the Department of Culture - Society, the Provincial People's Council and the People's Committee of Vinh City.on the management of private medical practice activities in the area on the morning of September 7.

Many medical facilities closed down when the working group of the Department of Culture and Society came to supervise (Photo taken on the morning of September 6)

According to the report of Vinh City People's Committee, currently in the area there are 216 pharmaceutical establishments, 93 medical establishments and 60 oriental medicine establishments. Of these, 4 pharmaceutical establishments have not been licensed and have been suspended; 2 medical establishments have not had an operating license. From 2014 to July 2016, Vinh City People's Committee has inspected and administratively fined 52 medical establishments in the area with a total amount of 115.2 million VND.

Supervision at GPP Tuan Dat pharmacy on Vo Thi Sau street

Through inspections in Vinh city, violations of the law by private medical and pharmaceutical establishments are still occurring, such as: not opening books to monitor drug trading activities, trading drugs without certificates; participating in drug sales without qualifications; selling expired drugs...

Supervising a pharmacy on Le Nin Street: The owner was away, the employee standing at the counter could not present his/her certificates or degrees.

Previously, on September 6, the Culture-Social Committee of the Provincial People's Council conducted on-site supervision at private medical and pharmaceutical establishments in the area. The supervision results showed that: The data on private medical and pharmaceutical establishments in Vinh city provided by the Department of Health and the Vinh City People's Committee had a large difference; When the supervision team came to work, many medical and pharmaceutical establishments were closed and not in business.

Many doctors practicing at home are no longer in good health.

Supervising a number of medical establishments, the Department of Culture and Society found that: Rooms and medical examination and treatment equipment were not up to standard; licenses were still perfunctory; doctors and nurses did not wear uniforms according to regulations; Many elderly and weak doctors (71-80 years old) were not in good health but still practiced; There were clinics that were open after hours but were still open full time and the clinic owner was not present at the time of opening.

Through monitoring at a number of pharmaceutical establishments, it shows the situation of hiring university pharmacists to open pharmacies; pharmacies that meet GPP standards but have insufficient area, temperature is not guaranteed, import and export invoices and documents are not available or are invalid; Some pharmacies even hire people who do not have enough certificates or degrees (medical and pharmaceutical students) to sell while the pharmacy owner is not present at the time of opening.... Monitoring at 2 pharmaceutical companies, the company director reported the situation of having too many inspection and examination teams in a short period of time.

Doctor Bui Dinh Long asked: In Vinh City, who protects private medical and pharmaceutical establishments?

At the meeting, Doctor Bui Dinh Long, Director of Nghe An Department of Health - member of the Culture and Society Committee, Provincial People's Council asked: Is there a situation of protection for private medical facilities in Vinh city?

Answering and explaining this question, Mr. Dau Vinh Thinh, Vice Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee, said: Vinh City leaders guarantee that no one is protecting private medical facilities. If any, professional staff leaked inspection and supervision information. Vinh City will resolutely handle it if it is discovered.

Mr. Dau Vinh Thinh, Vice Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee, accepted the comments of the Culture - Social Committee, Provincial People's Council: Resolutely handle violations!

During the working session, the Committee for Culture and Society, the Provincial People's Council requested Vinh city to continue to strengthen inspection and examination of compliance with facilities, equipment, business licenses, hygiene conditions, personnel, and price listing; Resolutely handle strictly according to the provisions of the Law to avoid light punishment or administrative penalties as in the recent past; At the same time, promote propaganda and dissemination of laws on the health sector to all business establishments, contributing to primary health care for the people and reducing patient overload at upper-level hospitals.

Thanh Son