May 12th is the 113th International Nurses Day. The theme of this year’s National Nurses Day is “Developing the Nurse Team and Optimizing Nursing Services.” Yesterday morning, Huang Fei, deputy secretary of the Party Leadership Group, deputy director and first-level inspector of the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission, led a team to the Zhongshan Ophthalmology Center of Sun Yat-sen University to visit and express condolences to front-line nursing workers and have a cordial discussion with outstanding nurse representatives.
A reporter from Nandu learned from the symposium that Guangdong’s nursing team continues to grow, with about 22,000 new people joining in every year, with an average increase of 8.1%. As of the end of 2023, Guangdong Province has 451,000 registered nurses, an increase of 251,000 from 200,000 in 2012.
While making outstanding progress in the construction of nursing teams, Guangdong’s nursing services are also improving in both quantity and quality. Guangdong has carried out in-depth actions to improve nursing services. Basic nursing has continued to be strengthened, nursing quality has been continuously improved, and nursing fields have been accelerated to expand closer to patients, clinical practice, and society. The province has carried out responsible overall nursing wards accounting for 98.73%, 243 medical institutions have carried out "Internet + nursing service" pilots, providing 43 medical nursing service projects in 3 categories for home patients, and 895 medical institutions have carried out home medical services for the elderly. , more and more elderly people can enjoy professional nursing services at home.
At the symposium, Huang Fei, on behalf of the Provincial Health Commission, extended holiday greetings and high respect to the 451,000 nursing workers in the province.
Huang Fei said that in recent years, the province has achieved positive results in developing and expanding the nurse team and improving nursing services. The nursing industry has ushered in new development opportunities, and batches of touching advanced figures have emerged among the nurses. Typical and exemplary figures.
The meeting also read out the "Letter of Condolences to Nursing Workers in the Province" from the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission Party Group. Li Qiang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Zhongshan Ophthalmology Center of Sun Yat-sen University, Cheng Shouzhen, the winner of the 48th Nightingale Medal, Deng Lili, Dean of the School of Nursing of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Huang Xuefang, a national service model for rural areas, and Xie Dongxin, an outstanding member of the Communist Youth League of Guangdong Province, etc. Representatives spoke at the symposium and shared their experiences in nursing management, nursing research, nursing education, and clinical nursing work. Reported by: Nandu reporter Wang Daobin Correspondent Guangdong Weixin
