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Filed under: Health, Health Takeover, Healthcare Reform, Hospitals, Super Clinics

There’s a reason health reform has featured in our national debate for decades. There’s a reason it is contentious, difficult and often tops out surveys as the biggest concern for Australians.

Artist's impression of a new Super Clinic

It’s because if we don’t get it right then it hits our family members directly – everyone wants the best care when they’re sick. Queues and waiting times that go for too long. More suffering than is necessary.

Every family knows a situation where the care of a loved one could have been improved if doctors, nurses and health staff had better support, more resources and bureaucracy didn’t get in the way.

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Chris Chinniah says:

06:07pm | 16/05/12

Reforms are difficult to roll out because it take a long time for the legislation to pass the laws and regulations, and at the same time a tremendous amount of manpower is required to ensure that the implementations go smoothly. Read more »
Elizabeth says:

10:34pm | 10/05/12

Yet there is endless money for breast and cervical cancer screening. IMO, both programs are far more likely to harm us. The lack of respect for informed consent in both programs is concerning and the silence of our doctors disappointing. IMO, these programs are not operating in the interests of… Read more »

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