uck last post so boring I didnt publish it for few days but too lazy to delete so published anyway, Such a wacko few days. The dog got out of the yard into next doors garage and wouldnt come home, I went over to get her and she had a fish hook through her mouth. We tried to take it out but couldnt, so took her down to the vets, it was a public holiday so there was an extra charge. She had to have an anaesthetic and antibiotics $570 !!! We wont be going on any holiday. same day we'd ordered the ipods for the kids [so cool new pink one on the apple site]. Then the cars need servicing, so no dinners out either. Maybe we can still have lunch and our beaches are as good as anywhere.
Want to have a litle rave about the health system in NSW cause there is so much crap talked in the paper and from politicians, point form easier:
The bloated management are self.serving and incompetent
There has been a failure to train enough doctors or nurses to run the medical system, because these people cost money, buying them in from Africa, Egypt Russia etc is so much cheaper thru it has some fundamental problems, language only the beginning.
There are not enough beds for the population.
NUMs or numb bums as they are now known nursing unit managers formerly charge sisters have so much administrative work, organising pays writing rubbishy safety stuff [how to use the toaster], endless meetings and of course searching for staff, wards are leaderless.
Experience is not valued at all, anyone can work anywhere. Teaching and supervision is minimal to non-existent and for many workers hospitals are the most fightening work places. Often one disaster will mean the end of someones career.
Blame when things go wrong is always shoved downward to the least powerful in the system. Investigations into deaths etc take too long and have no outcomes in terms of patient safety.
The only policies that get are up are cheap ones.
Ignorance and laziness are commonplace and often rewarded by promotion. Disillusionment is mandatory for survival.
There is too much to do and more things are added all the time such as IT with almost no training.
Thats a bit depressing dont get sick best advice.