http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/brian-morton/ Dr Brian Morton has been a General Practitioner in Willoughby since 1977 and since 2008 has served as the President of AMA (NSW), the state’s peak medico-political body. He has represented the AMA on a number of Federal Government Committees, including the Professional Services Review Advisory Committee, the PIP & EPC Review Advisory Group (PERAG) and the Medicare Benefits Consultative Committee. He is a regular contributor for the Heart Wise Journal, a consumer Health Magazine, and is also on the Editorial Panel for the Daily Telegraph’s Q&A health column. en Copyright 2013 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-risk-of-reform-turning-hospitals-into-sausage-factories/ The leaks have started, the little details of the federal government’s plans to rescue the health system are starting to filter out, with stories in newspapers hailing Health’s Shot in the Arm and Rudd to Cut Away Dead Tissue. But beneath the gushing promises of more beds and more money there are signs that the government is considering changing the way it funds hospitals. NSW doctors support any measures that untangle the way health is currently delivered. There are too many layers of management, too much complexity in the funding, and not enough focus on patients. So we agree there are problems. But our starting point is that any solutions should be focussed on untangling the current mess. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Brian Morton) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-risk-of-reform-turning-hospitals-into-sausage-factories/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-risk-of-reform-turning-hospitals-into-sausage-factories/#item2522 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:42:35 +0000 Brian Morton | Author bios | The Punch