China to conduct medical service survey

BEIJING - The National Health and Family Planning Commission said on Monday it will survey medical service facilities in September.

The survey, the fifth of its kind to be conducted since 1993, is intended to help the government learn about local medical service conditions, demand in the medical sector and the distribution of medical service resources.

The survey will be conducted from Sept 1 to 25, covering 300,000 people nationwide, according to the commission.

As part of the survey, medical workers will fill out questionnaires in order to collect information on their working conditions and their feelings toward their jobs.