A Study On Medical Policy In Late Northern Song Dynasty

The Song Dynasty attached importance to medical and health,Huizong did more to advance the field of medicine than had any earlier emperor.The Medical school in Directorate of Education was a new policy during Huizong's reign.It was a progress which in the purpose of training and educating superior physicians and Ruyi in the elites.The Medical school opened a new way for the elites who were interested in medicine.The abolition of the The Medical school were by political turmoil during Huizong's reign,redundant and assessment mechanism defects.The Detached Medical Official regime was an important part of the local medical system during the Song Dynasty.For the purpose of redundancy,Emperor Huizong assigned Detached Medical Officials to local areas and creatively implemented a number of policy adjustments,regarding the appointment of a new medical official,evaluation for reassignment and salary.The Medical school in Directorate of Education strengthened the training of local doctors,The Detached Medical Official enriched local medical staff.Formulary of the Pharmacy Service was an important medical resource,Its application enhances the government's ability to respond to the outbreak.However,some problems had arisen in the implementation of these measures.The expansion of the Medical school,not only caused the abuse of medical officials,but also become career tool for some candidates,and it was contrary to the original intention of legislation.The public pharmacy was monopolized by the elite and had occurred corruption,Formulary of the Pharmacy Service existed errors and confusion in application.The medicine policy during Huizong's period had a profound influence on the late dynasties.Although the Medical school in Directorate of Education was abolished,Imperial Medical office had continued the medical education in the Southern Song Dynasty The Yuan Dynasty still set up medical education at the local government,Formulary of the Pharmacy Service was improved and become classics,The doctors struggled between the typhoid fever and the warmth and formed several major factions of Jinyuan medicine,which objectively promoted the advancement of medical theory.