NT Health failed to meet critical hospital KPIs, remote clinics also struggling new data shows
Severe performance failures in the NT’s healthcare system have been labelled “deeply dis
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Most health services in remote communities are provided by nurses, who aren’t funded by Medicare. The doctors don’t want Medicare to fund nurses. So ok, blame the feds, but it’s not them only.
“The NT GETS THE WORST DEAL IN THE NATION . . . WE receive the lowest health funding contribution rate in the country”, Mr Edgington said. For how many years have we territorians been putting-up with such failures?
What Mr Edgington did not say . . . is “WHO” is responsible, accountable for and to every Territorian? If he and his fraternal colleagues can only offer blame shifting, then there is a simple option. Stand aside. You are elected, yes, employed, to represent and protect. Sell off the ‘White Cars’. Sit outside door to P. M. Offices until territorian needs are met.
Targets that are not met . . . are a direct failure of yourself.
“. . . . only 54 per cent of people attending emergency departments were attended to within four hours despite an 80 per cent target and fewer than 60 per cent of elective surgery patients received care within clinically recommended timeframes.” If not YOU . . . WHO?
“Newly released data that was not initially contained in the annual report revealed wait time targets for elective surgeries and emergency care were not met.’ WHY? Do you see yourself as just a voice? And that’s where accountability stops?
“Nearly half of Aboriginal health practitioner positions remain vacant which forces clinics to reduce hours or close and cuts people off from early care.”
Who would want to work for those thankless remote customers and live in a desolate remote community and require large sticks to shoo off camp dogs when walking from the Government Housing unit to the hopefully unvandalised heath clinic every day! You can advertise the jobs, you cant force anyone to work there…..!!
There was talk some time ago of registered Paramedics working in the primary health care system.
The chief paramedic was pushing for this a few years ago. Nothing has come of it.
I believe that there are numerous paramedics that would jump at the opportunity to work in primary health care.
Able to work autonomously and provide emergency care as required.
Even paramedics working in watch houses and prisons….
Just a thought.