08-11-2013, 05:36 PM
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Re: 1/5th of maternity budget on blunders !
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/he...-blunders.htmlThis is a shocking statistic.
What has gone wrong and what can we do to mend it ?
08-11-2013, 05:49 PM
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Re: 1/5th of maternity budget on blunders !
Originally Posted by ben-varrey
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I watch MPs on things like Question Time and you know what - I don't think they care one jot. I am convinced they see us as nothing more than hamsters on the commercial wheel.
Once again, I agree with you.
08-11-2013, 09:09 PM
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Re: 1/5th of maternity budget on blunders !
Gee, why am I not surprised that we seem to have the same politicians here !! and the same problems with our Public Health Service.In Adelaide we have ambulances ramping ( means parking) outside hospitals with patients who can't get in. Sometimes in 43 C heat for hours.
08-11-2013, 09:12 PM
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Re: 1/5th of maternity budget on blunders !
Originally Posted by lavander
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why do they get financial help with their heating bills....don't they know that they just need to wear an extra jumper.....didn't David Cameron tell us we should do that.....
08-11-2013, 09:14 PM
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Re: 1/5th of maternity budget on blunders !
Originally Posted by Sandi
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Gee, why am I not surprised that we seem to have the same politicians here !! and the same problems with our Public Health Service.
09-11-2013, 06:23 AM
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Re: 1/5th of maternity budget on blunders !
BVWe do have a good system, but unfortunately the Government hasn't been putting money into infrastructure. Our State Governments are responsible for Hospitals and they get some money from the Federal Government.
We also have an aging population, what we call baby boomers, which are putting strain on hospitals. We also don't have enough nurses and Doctors coming through the system, causing some hospitals to close down wards because they can't man them. Some country people have to travel hundreds of miles to see a Dr because they don't want to practice in country towns, apart from the fact we don't have enough to go round.
We are retired and eligible for free cover, but we still keep our Medical Benefits Scheme going so if we need to go to hospital we don't go on a waiting list and we can go to Private hospital if we need to.
Don't know about the other states but the ramping is happening here.
Reading some of the posts on here, I do think we are maybe better off than your pensioners although costs are rising and it's harder for pensioners to manage.
We don't qualify for a pension, although we have both worked all our lives and paid for it with our taxes (they had a levy on our wages) but because we have been careful and saved we are penalised for it. I paid single tax for most of my working life.
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