In 2022, in the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Aging Undertakings and Pension Service System", it was proposed to implement a gradual extension of the statutory retirement age. Some people think that doctors are more popular the older they get, and delaying retirement is a good thing; Some people believe that old doctors may not be the same as being highly skilled and unwilling to delay retirement. (*Hospital Management Tribune, Author: Jing Mu).
"Delayed retirement".These four words have been mentioned in recent years, but they seem to be just a concept, and they are only heard by people.
** Proposed in 2022 in the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Aging Undertakings and Pension Service System".Implement a gradual extension of the statutory retirement age
This notice of more than 18,000 words makes a comprehensive plan for China's pension industry and pension services during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, of which everyone is most concerned about the "implementation of gradual postponement of the statutory retirement age".
There are two key words in this sentence:Delayed retirement, gradual.
Although the state has not yet announced the specific plan and time for the implementation of the policy, it was clearly put forward at the ** economic work conference at the end of 2022Implement it in a timely mannerThe requirements of the policy.
In everyone's heated discussion,Doctors, teachers, civil servants, etcOccupations are tied and are regarded as generalsBenefit from a delayed retirement policyof the crowd.
What does it mean for a profession like a doctor, which is a lifelong learner and has high requirements for physical strength and reflexes? In response to this problem, different people stand from different angles and put forward different views.
Some people think it isGood impact.
The society's perception of doctors has always been that the older they get, the more popular they are. After a lot of clinical training, veteran doctors often become synonymous with experience and medical skills. And extending retirement, in addition to economic factors, can alsoSo that the group of doctors with a long training period can play more value in their careers.
Hong Ze: From the perspective of a small doctor in a small internal medicine department in a small place, as long as his body allows, he can continue to serve patients, continue to provide better living conditions for his family, and from the perspective of physical and mental happiness, he will not fall into the sunset red thinking of aging after retirement.
Some people think it isBad effects
Some people agree with it and some people oppose it, and many medical staff think that "delayed retirement" is not advisable, becauseNot every health care provider is willing to delay retirement.
In an article on Do you support a delayed retirement age? A total of 1,380 people participated, including 1,099 doctors and 281 medical students. The results are displayedOnly 10% of participants expressed support for delaying retirement.
In response to this topic, many medical staff have commented.
Yizhihua: Although the old doctors are experienced, their medical knowledge is updated quickly, and the ability to accept new knowledge is slower when they are older. Delaying the retirement age for physicians is also detrimental to the growth of young people, and postponing the retirement age means that many people will hold on to the administration and technology of the department for a longer time, and there will be less room for young people to grow.
smile: Physicians can't remember their condition when they're older, and they miss all kinds of details.
Weiwei: County-level hospital, if you are seriously ill, you let me stay up all night at the age of 60, and I can't stay up.
Sui Fengling: I think it's better for doctors not to delay retirement. Now, after retirement, doctors have chosen to return to work according to their own physical burdens. Some hospital doctors are very tired. Some hospital doctors are very idle. I'm a doctor in a small hospital, and I'm very busy at work. He is also in good health after retirement. Now it's almost 70 and still working.
Sesame Candy: As an anesthesiologist, I hope that after the age of 60, patients will be able to carry me back to the ward.
Can elderly medical staff ensure the quality of their care?
In fact, as mentioned in the comments of medical staff above, if you really wait until the age of 65 to retire, can the elderly medical staff ensure the quality of their diagnosis and treatment?
In May 2017, the results of a study published in BMJ showed that older medical older patients with the same degree of medical illness had a 12% higher mortality rate within 30 days of admission than physicians under 40 years of admission. In terms of medical costs, for every 10 years of physician age, the average cost of a patient increases by an average of 24% 。
At the same time,An old doctor may not be the same as a skilled doctor. A review analysis by JAMA showed that doctors over the age of 75 who were administering awareness tests rated more than 20% lower on average than doctors over 40. When it comes to clinical operations and surgery, the age-related gap will further widen.
For doctors, it is not age that can measure whether they are competent for their jobs, but ability. Many doctors have said: If I am still on the front line of clinical practice in my sixties, can I really do it?
When do you want to retire as a doctor?