Trust & transparency

Our editorial standards

How China Care Desk researches, reviews, labels and corrects healthcare information for international readers.

Sources visible Risk-based review Commercial separation

01 · Core principles

Useful, verifiable and honest about limits

We explain healthcare navigation. We do not diagnose, prescribe, guarantee appointments, endorse a provider’s medical quality or replace licensed professionals.

  • Separate verified facts from practical editorial guidance
  • Display review dates on time-sensitive information
  • Link important claims to official or provider evidence
  • Tell readers what they must confirm directly

02 · Source hierarchy

Primary evidence first

We prefer national and local government sources, hospital or provider websites, official service notices and current regulator publications. Secondary sources may provide context but should not be the only evidence for critical operational claims.

03 · Review levels

More risk means more review

R0Reference and utility

Low-risk orientation, glossary or non-clinical utility content. A current approved source check is required.

R1Administrative navigation

Source-led care navigation, document, appointment and administrative workflow information. A current approved source check is required.

R2Qualified review required

Clinical education or other information where professional interpretation materially affects safe use. 1 current qualified review record required.

R3Enhanced safety review required

Safety-sensitive information requiring qualified review plus an independent second safety review. 2 current qualified review records required.

R4Do not publish

Individual diagnosis, prescribing, treatment direction, emergency substitution or other content outside the site's safe information scope. Public publication is never allowed.

Current review-record status

No qualified clinical reviewer is currently recorded. Legacy compilation dates and source lists do not satisfy a publication rule. Only explicit current records support a professional-review label, and ineligible high-risk content remains unavailable.

05 · Hospital profiles

Inclusion is not a ranking

Profiles describe observable access details such as location, provider type, language information, appointment channels and emergency routes. We do not publish unsupported “best hospital” or clinical-quality rankings.

06 · Commercial policy

Editorial and advertising stay separate

Paid placements, sponsorships and referral relationships must be clearly labelled and must not control editorial conclusions. The current directory contains no paid placement.

07 · Corrections

Correct the affected page and its evidence record

When an official source changes or a discrepancy is found, the affected statement and its source are rechecked together. Safety-critical corrections receive priority, and material changes update the page review date. Readers should confirm time-sensitive service details directly with the responsible hospital, insurer or authority.