TOKYO -- A government panel in Japan is set to call for the expansion of the health system by allowing caregivers and other health professionals, such as pharmacists, to share and transfer jobs between them, Nikkei has learned.
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Japanese law lays out in detail exactly what responsibilities can be taken on by different health care professionals. The government is now working to loosen this far-reaching regulation. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
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