Assessment of current cognitive status in community medical staffs about family doctor service in Beijing

Objective To investigate the current cognitive status in community medical staffs about family doctor service in Beijing,and provide strategies and suggestions for further promotion of the family doctor service. Methods The selfdesigned questionnaire for basic condition,current working condition and their cognition of family doctor service was used to survey in March,2014 among the medical staffs from 8 community health service centers(4 from urban area and 4 from suburbs) that were selected by cluster sampling. Results A total of 469 questionnaires were sent out,464 valid questionnaires were returned and the valid rate was 98. 9%. Of all the community medical staffs,85. 6% had a degree of college or above; 54. 3% were primary professional title; the major form of the service was the clinic; the daily working hours of the community medical staffs was 8. 5,family doctor service time took up 43. 5% of the working time per day; 90. 9% of the team members believed that the workload was more than before the signing of the contract; the health consultation,telephone follow-up,health record management and chronic disease management were the main job of the community medical staffs; 93. 4% of the medical staffs could answer the concept of family doctor service; 38. 9% of the medical staffs thought that the assessment and incentive measures from the government and relevant departments were effective; 72. 6% of the medical staffs were willing to become a community health service team member; 89. 7% of the medical staffs agreed to implement a community health care system; 53. 4% of the medical staffs thought that the existing laws and regulations could not protect community health service personnel to carry out family doctor service; 73. 7% of the medical staffs thought that the development of family doctor service could ease the "medical treatment difficult,expensive"phenomenon; 90. 9% of medical staffs thought that the family doctor service was very important; The higher the awareness of the medical staff on the family doctor service,the greater the willingness of the team members to become a member of the team. Conclusion At present,the current cognitive status of community medical staffs on the family doctor service in Beijing is better. The further promotion of the family doctor service need more community medical personnel,support of law and effective incentive measures.