Intended for healthcare professionals

Rapid response to:

Feature Primary care

China’s plan for 500 000 new GPs

BMJ 2018; 363 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4015 (Published 26 October 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;363:k4015

Rapid Response:

Re: China’s plan for 500 000 new GPs

Chinese citizens spend tens of trillions through smartphones, every year! [1][2][3]
Much more, when also calculating debit/credit card purchases, bank transfers, cash buys.
Instituting a small private payment/contribution per service would boost general practitioner demand/prestige/salary in China.
References
[1] https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180209005223/en/Global-China-Mo...
[2] https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-and-china-mobile-payment...
[3] https://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/chinese-mobile-payments-market-pr...

Competing interests: No competing interests

27 January 2019
Stavros Saripanidis
Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Thessaloniki, Greece