For more news and videos visit ☛ http://english.ntdtv.com<br />Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision<br />Add us on Facebook ☛ http://on.fb.me/s5KV2C<br /><br />Chinese authorities are installing police stations in hospitals amid a series of violent attacks on doctors by patients. Friday's notice seeking cooperation from health establishments strives to resolve health staff and patient tensions.<br /><br />The Chinese Ministry of Health has ordered health authorities to install police stations in hospitals above county level. This comes after a series of violent attacks toward doctors.<br /><br />According to state-controlled Xinhua net website, Xing Zhimin—a ear, nose, and throat doctor—was stabbed by a masked man in April at China's Peking University People's Hospital.<br /><br />The attack was triggered by a medical dispute—a patient alleging the doctor failed to treat him correctly.<br /><br />This is not the first physical attack towards doctors.<br /><br />Earlier this year, a 17-year-old patient killed a medical intern and injured several other doctors, in the capital city of Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.<br /><br />Last September, a patient wielding a knife in a Beijing hospital seriously injured another doctor. The attack was also reportedly triggered by a medical dispute—the patient feeling the doctor had treated him incorrectly.<br /><br />Doctor-patient relationships have become a major public concern. The ministry is calling for a more streamlined medical service procedure, education on professional ethics, and communication skills for hospital staff.<br /><br />By Victor Chan
