Laurie,
There are two axioms which are relevant in the case of misplaced priorities
by our Government in a democratic community:
a) we get who we deserve
b) we get who we vote for.
We have recently noticed the spectacle of Howard and Downer's high pitched
protestations about the political goings on in Fiji. I sometimes wonder if
this is because of a feeling of insecurity in their own positions.
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Ian Henderson Murdoch University
24 Harfleur Place Perth, W.A.
Hamilton Hill Tel: 61-8-9418-3972
Western Australia, 6163 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> You are absolutely right, Trudy----what can be done about it.
>
> Civil action may be one way to force the government, hospital
> administrators and staff to accept more responsibility for their actions.
>
> Although the staff are definitely overworked and are not ultimately
> responsible for the conditions imposed on them by the lack of funding in
the
> hospitals, they are in the front line and are the ones who make the
mistakes
> and neglect the patients. As professional, where does their responsibility
> for the welfare of their patients begin and end? ---as you say ,many
> patients are dying from neglect and mistakes and that number is going to
> blow-out.
>
> For indigenous people there is the added problem of the overt and covert
> racism practised against them, particularly in many rural areas, ( maybe
> it's just more visible there) inside and outside the local hospitals.
>
> Where does the buck stop? with the govt. with the hospital admin, with the
> staff, or with us .
>
> We are the people who elect the governments and if we continue to elect
> people who are actively destroying our health system, anyone who suffers
> under this greed-driven system can only fall back on the legal system
for
> some protection.
>
> Unfortunately ,the staff involved will feel the full brunt of any such
civil
> actions.
>
> Laurie
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