Table 3.
Service time norms, workloads and required numbers of children’s health professionals in East, Central and West areas of China
| Service type | Time norm (minutes) | East | Central | West | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workload (times) | Required professionals | Workload (times) | Required professionals | Workload (times) | Required professionals | Workload (times) | Required professionals | ||
| Pediatrics/neonatology outpatient and emergency | 10 | 127191936 | 13765 (46.6%) | 65419486 | 7080 (24.0%) | 80100760 | 8669 (29.4%) | 272712182 | 29514 |
| Pediatrics/neonatology outpatient infusion | 10 | 81141955 | 8782 (47.4%) | 48337598 | 5231 (28.4%) | 40429969 | 4376 (23.8%) | 169909522 | 18388 |
| Professional advising and consulting | 20 | 17148 | 4 (0.1%) | 8167284 | 1768 (35.8%0 | 14638573 | 3169 (64.1%) | 22823005 | 4940 |
| Newborn visit within hospital | 10 | 1978733 | 214 (40.5%) | 1591623 | 172 (32.6%) | 1306245 | 141 (26.7%) | 4876601 | 528 |
| Newborn visit outside hospital | 60 | 7739557 | 5026 (31.6%) | 6800395 | 4416 (27.7%) | 9981032 | 6481 (40.7%) | 24520983 | 15923 |
| Newborn PKU screening | 10 | 7739338 | 838 (49.9%) | 2905288 | 314 (18.7%) | 4871043 | 527 (31.4%) | 15515669 | 1679 |
| Newborn CH screening | 10 | 21605422 | 2338 (74.2%) | 2706826 | 293 (9.3%) | 4809210 | 520 (16.5%) | 29121458 | 3152 |
| Newborn hearing screening | 10 | 5133717 | 556 (62.1%) | 1455102 | 157 (17.5%) | 1691030 | 183 (20.4%) | 8279849 | 896 |
| Other neonatal screening | 15 | 2501788 | 406 (92.7%) | 132649 | 22 (5.0%) | 62777 | 10 (2.3%) | 2697214 | 438 |
| Child health check-up | 20 | 40473786 | 8761 (41.7%) | 31236117 | 6761 (32.2%) | 25357409 | 5489 (26.1%) | 97067312 | 21010 |
| Children’s dental care | 15 | 9660676 | 1568 (47.5%) | 3882352 | 630 (19.1%) | 6801127 | 1104 (33.4%) | 20344155 | 3303 |
| Children’s eye care | 10 | 9043461 | 979 (33.9%) | 3464198 | 375 (13.0%) | 14194846 | 1536 (53.1%) | 26702505 | 2890 |
| Children’s hearing care | 10 | 6720916 | 727 (52.4%) | 2832567 | 307 (22.1%) | 3272571 | 354 (25.5%) | 12826054 | 1388 |
| Vaccines for children | 10 | 113444700 | 12278 (41.4%) | 85858080 | 9292 (31.4%) | 74457362 | 8058 (27.2%) | 273760142 | 29628 |
| Total | 56241 (42.1%) | 36818 (27.4%) | 40618 (30.4%) | 133677 | |||||
Abbreviation: PKU phenylketonuria, CH congenital hypothyroidism.