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Table 1 Duties of healthcare sectors during a public health emergency outbreak

From: Determinants of emergency response responsibility perceptions in the local public health workforce after China’s health sector restructuring

Provisions Source

Duties

The responsible sector

National public health emergency response plan

(1) Under the direction of local health administrations, conduct inspection regarding the PHE response measures of hospitals

HII

National health sector health emergency management specification

(2) Conduct epidemiologic investigation

CDC

Public health emergencies and infectious diseases surveillance information report management approach

(3) Conduct inspection over the PHE response measures of CDCs

HII

(4) Public information release

Health bureaus

(5) Conduct supervision over the process of PHE response

HII

(6) Organize/conduct a mass vaccination campaign

CDC

(7) Conduct inspection over the enforcement of laws and regulations related to PHE

HII

Several provisions of the health supervision system

(8) Assist the local health administration to carry investigations into irregularities of PHE response

HII

(9) Conduct supervision over the process of PHE response of health administrations

Health bureaus