What concerns me most about my job is that my destiny is in the hands of the general public. It concerns me because they seem to be stupid when it comes to health matters. A lot turn minor things into a crisis, and I’m not just referring to ‘manflu’.
We really have a disease system rather than a health system. As not enough of the general public could be bothered employing healthy lifestyle practices e.g. not smoking, drinking in moderation and healthy diet. It’s all too hard apparently.
A lot say we have a problem with our hospitals. This is true but I still like to flip it and suggest we have a problem with the general public. There is a lack of appreciation for the services available. They are taken for granted. It’s as if they have a right to the best of medical care no matter how trivial the illness might be. Expecting the health services to be at their beck and call. Flogging the guts out of the system and expect it to be there when they most need it.
The govt is trying to pick up the slack. But it doesn’t necessarily require more money. What it needs is less bureaucracy (effectively freeing more funds) and more health promotion. The whole nation needs re-educating, as right now there is frequent abuse of the system.
Front line workers are top notch but the bureaucracy running the show needs the axe. This is unlikely to happen as Rudd loves big govt and big govt means more bureaucracy.
The cry is for more ambos, more nurses, and more beds. How about less anxiety, less hysterics, and less irrational judgements from the general public. People need to take a deep breath and gain some perspective. Start respecting what we do have. It could always get better but at the moment it is still world class.
We really have a disease system rather than a health system. As not enough of the general public could be bothered employing healthy lifestyle practices e.g. not smoking, drinking in moderation and healthy diet. It’s all too hard apparently.
A lot say we have a problem with our hospitals. This is true but I still like to flip it and suggest we have a problem with the general public. There is a lack of appreciation for the services available. They are taken for granted. It’s as if they have a right to the best of medical care no matter how trivial the illness might be. Expecting the health services to be at their beck and call. Flogging the guts out of the system and expect it to be there when they most need it.
The govt is trying to pick up the slack. But it doesn’t necessarily require more money. What it needs is less bureaucracy (effectively freeing more funds) and more health promotion. The whole nation needs re-educating, as right now there is frequent abuse of the system.
Front line workers are top notch but the bureaucracy running the show needs the axe. This is unlikely to happen as Rudd loves big govt and big govt means more bureaucracy.
The cry is for more ambos, more nurses, and more beds. How about less anxiety, less hysterics, and less irrational judgements from the general public. People need to take a deep breath and gain some perspective. Start respecting what we do have. It could always get better but at the moment it is still world class.
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A great man once said "There can be no objective measure of suffering.It is singular in the experience and random". Play what is in front of you don't analyise it too much.
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