why?

By: Asphyxiate (Registered ) on 22-11-2007 07:45

Because I would prefer that someone tried something, rather than another 3 years of buck passing, blame game, and in the end, everyone doing nothing. At least he has a plan, at least he is taking positive action. Howard and every single liberal supporter are still using the tired old "Its a state problem". We are sick of hearing it. Saying that a million times wont change anything - proven over and over. A mistaken in the past is not something to be feared, its something to learn from.

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Local Board System

By: NickStanton (Registered ) on 22-11-2007 15:16

Rudd does have a plan, it is a plan which has been proved a failure by himself in the state of QLD, and by many others in the other states. Contrary to your misleading comment the Howard government has a plan too, a plan which has a proven track record and more than half a decade of success. I would prefer doctors and locals running my hospital than bureaucrats in canberra! 
Anne that is a very simplistic statement which is also misleading, you don't mention how much money the private system SAVES the public system, a dollar of government money into the private system allows for three dollars of services, and allows people who otherwise couldn't afford private insurance, to do so, and take responsibility for their own future, as many people would be and are happy to do, some just need a little help. Also another $35Bn into the public system (not even considering that the demand on it would skyrocket given those now having to withdraw from the private system), does not fix the problems associated with centralised management. We need a wholistic approach not just a cheque which comes with a raft of catches. We need to go back to the simple, responsible system which WORKED. 
Local Hospitals 
Local People 
Simple...System fixed 
If you want locals and experts running your local hospital, rather than accountants in a far away town, as it was when it worked, vote coalition. 
Bring on the election indeed.

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Money is not the issue

By: NickStanton (Registered ) on 23-11-2007 03:59

Local boards work. The problem with hospitals is not the money, to quote my local state labor member the last time i met with him to talk about the state of QLD health after my grandfather was kept waiting in an ambulance for hours "If money would fix the problem we'd write the cheques tomorrow" The money is there, it just isn't being spend on the right things, in the right places.

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