Industry update
Beijing city hospitals discuss patient-support social work
A September meeting brought together representatives from 22 Beijing municipal hospitals to discuss medical social work and patient-centred service pathways.

The Beijing Municipal Health Commission reported that a September 23 meeting at Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital brought together leaders and medical-social-work staff from 22 municipal hospitals. The discussion covered the role of social work in linking institutions, patients' families and community resources, and in improving service processes.
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