After much initial scepticism about telemedicine, the Covid-19 outbreak has brought the format front and centre. Mainstream adoption, private investment and government support means it’s here to stay, writes Tom Pattinson The Covid-19 outbreak that spread around China at the start of the year – and the subsequent lockdown that kept people away from overcrowded hospitals – shifted the traditional Chinese notion of what healthcare is. Unable to get to …
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The Covid outbreak has caused every nation to look at its healthcare systems. China’s already complex system needs simplifying and to spend more on soft skills, writes Tom Pattinson China’s healthcare system is complex. As we can see from our recent article produced by the Commonwealth fund, the quality of care people receive depends on a patient’s type of job, region of residence, and income bracket. It is a far …