10 Must-be-published matters of public medical establishments in Vietnam

10 Must-be-published matters of public medical establishments in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Publishing approaches of public medical establishments in Vietnam

According to Clause 1, Article 5 of Circular 05/2021/TT-BYT, based on the characteristics and nature of operations and matters to be published, heads of medical establishments shall employ one of the following approaches:

- Posting public notices at conspicuous and visible places within medical establishments;

- Notices made in staff and process review meetings;

- Written notices sent to all of staff members;

- Written notices sent to leaders of wards, departments and directly affiliated units who are requested to notify each of their staff members;

- Written notices sent to directly supervisory Party committees, Executive boards of Trade Unions of medical establishments, each of staff members involved;

- Information posted on authorized websites and information web pages of each medical establishment; 

- Information exchanges made through direct conversations between leaders of medical establishments, heads of wards/departments and staff members of medical establishments.

2. Must-be-published matters of public medical establishments in Vietnam

Matters that must be disclosed in the operation of public medical establishments in Vietnam include:

(1) The Party's guidelines, the State's policies and laws, especially in the health sector and matters related to the organization and operation of medical establishments, responsibilities and interests of staff members working at medical establishments.

(2) Planning and strategy for development of medical establishments; guidelines, objectives, annual, quarterly and monthly work plans of medical establishments, wards, departments and affiliated units.

(3) Working rules and regulations of medical establishments, wards, departments and affiliated units; duties and powers of leaders of medical establishments, wards, departments, affiliated units and staff members working for medical establishments.

(4) Regulations on medical expertise, techniques, management and use of medical equipment in accordance with laws.

(5) Matters related to financial activities in medical establishments:

- Estimation, settlement of annual operating costs and expenses of medical establishments according to current regulations of the State, including financial sources such as allocations from the state budget, health insurance contributions, revenues from public service activities;

- Prices of medical examination and treatment services;

- Prices of other service activities; grants, aids, donations, funds obtained from joint ventures, affiliations, foreign loans and other revenues.

(6) Implementation of internal spending regulations; limits on use of fuel, car, electricity, water and telephone; details of spending on savings of medical establishments; investment plans, details, progress, results, assets, public property, bidding for capital construction, procurement of drugs, chemicals, consumables and medical equipment in accordance with law; results of stocktaking and liquidation of assets in medical establishments; collection and spending of donations from charitable organizations and humanitarian activities.

(7) Personnel matters:

- Placement scheme, number of employees, rules, regulations, processes, conditions and standards for recruitment, labor contracts; planning, appointment, dismissal, transfer, rotation;

- Professional rank and title promotion, pay rate raise; training, education, permission for domestic or overseas educational programs;

- Commendation, rewarding and disciplining of staff members in accordance with law.

(8) Rules and regulations on research and application of science and technology; management and use of funds for scientific researches, findings and achievements of projects on research and application of advanced science and technology in accordance with law.

(9) Competent state authority’s conclusions or decisions obtained from settlement of cases of petitions, feedbacks, complaints and denunciations related to medical services, misconduct, corruption, wastefulness and loss of funds and property; responses to petitions, feedbacks, complaints and accusations arising within a medical establishment.

(10) Others that need to be published under the request of a medical establishment’s leader where necessary without any breach of laws.

(Article 4 of Circular 05/2021/TT-BYT)

Thanh Rin

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