Re: KRudd boots 2,000 sick patients out of hospitals so he can cook the books!
Green Lantern
"Sir John Howard" <sirjh...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23426875-601,00.html
>
> KEVIN Rudd will pay states to clear hospital wards of 2000 elderly
> people who are occupying bed-space but should be in nursing homes.
>
> The Prime Minister will bankroll "transitional" facilities under a
> $158million plan to ensure acute-care beds are used by people
> requiring surgery or treatment for severe medical problems.
>
> Patients undergoing rehabilitation will also be moved to the new beds,
> which will cost taxpayers 10 times less to operate than acute-care
> beds in conventional hospital wards.
>
> The move, fulfilling a Labor election promise, will be finalised at
> the Council of Australian Governments meeting in Adelaide tomorrow,
> when Mr Rudd will unroll the first results of his attempt to cut waste
> of public money by promoting greater co-operation between the
> commonwealth and the states.
>
> But Mr Rudd will also use the meeting to demand more accountability
> from the states on health, insisting they accept tough performance
> reporting requirements to demonstrate efficiency in spending
> commonwealth money.
>
> News of the plans came yesterday as Liberal Party deputy leader Julie
> Bishop warned that "wall-to-wall" Labor governments would use COAG to
> conceal inefficiency, not solve the nation's problems.
>
> It also came as Queensland Premier Anna Bligh accepted greater
> accountability on health and told other states they had "nothing to
> fear" from publishing details of the relative performances of
> hospitals.
Only because they're all shithouse.
>
> Some states, particularly NSW, have opposed the commonwealth push for
> the release of uniform hospital data as having the potential to lead
> to the creation of hospital "league tables".
Iemma probably confused it with his failed ticketing system.
>
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>
> Yeah, and we know who's been cooking the books!
This is what happens when a bureaucrat becomes PM.
Sir John Howard
Yep. Private hospitals are the only places I'd consider going to now
if I need to go to hospital. Just like with most Australian families
abandoning public schools for private ones, really.
> > Some states, particularly NSW, have opposed the commonwealth push for
> > the release of uniform hospital data as having the potential to lead
> > to the creation of hospital "league tables".
>
> Iemma probably confused it with his failed ticketing system.
And the failed toll roads, and the failed ShittyRail, etc. etc. etc.
> > Yeah, and we know who's been cooking the books!
>
> This is what happens when a bureaucrat becomes PM.
And when the nurses union gets to help call the shots.
Rod Speed
> Green Lantern wrote
>> Sir John Howard <sirjh...@gmail.com> wrote
>>> http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23426875-601,00.html
>>> KEVIN Rudd will pay states to clear hospital wards of 2000 elderly
>>> people who are occupying bed-space but should be in nursing homes.
Corse they should.
>>> The Prime Minister will bankroll "transitional" facilities under a
>>> $158million plan to ensure acute-care beds are used by people
>>> requiring surgery or treatment for severe medical problems.
>>> Patients undergoing rehabilitation will also be moved to the
>>> new beds, which will cost taxpayers 10 times less to operate
>>> than acute-care beds in conventional hospital wards.
>>> The move, fulfilling a Labor election promise, will be finalised
>>> at the Council of Australian Governments meeting in Adelaide
>>> tomorrow, when Mr Rudd will unroll the first results of his
>>> attempt to cut waste of public money by promoting greater
>>> co-operation between the commonwealth and the states.
>>> But Mr Rudd will also use the meeting to demand more
>>> accountability from the states on health, insisting they
>>> accept tough performance reporting requirements to
>>> demonstrate efficiency in spending commonwealth money.
>>> News of the plans came yesterday as Liberal Party deputy leader
>>> Julie Bishop warned that "wall-to-wall" Labor governments would
>>> use COAG to conceal inefficiency, not solve the nation's problems.
Corse you clowns solved all the nation's problems when that wasnt the case, eh ?
>>> It also came as Queensland Premier Anna Bligh accepted greater
>>> accountability on health and told other states they had "nothing to
>>> fear" from publishing details of the relative performances of hospitals.
>> Only because they're all shithouse.
Wota terminal fuckwit.
> Yep. Private hospitals are the only places I'd
> consider going to now if I need to go to hospital.
More fool you. You've clearly never used one.
> Just like with most Australian families abandoning public schools for private ones, really.
Nope, nothing like. Most arent abandoning public hospitals, fool.
Sir John Howard
Proof?
> > Just like with most Australian families abandoning public schools for private ones, really.
>
> Nope, nothing like. Most arent abandoning public hospitals, fool.
I am. Try using the emergency wards at St. George Hospital, North
Shore Hospital or Royal Prince Alfred. Fucking deathtraps with stupid
interns who don't know shit taking your life into their hands.
Rod Speed
>>>>> http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23426875-601,00.html
>> Corse they should.
>> Wota terminal fuckwit.
> Proof?
Wank!
>>> Just like with most Australian families abandoning public schools for private ones, really.
>> Nope, nothing like. Most arent abandoning public hospitals, fool.
> I am.
Great. You'll die if you do have a serious urgent problem and refuse to use a public hospital.
> Try using the emergency wards at St. George Hospital, North
> Shore Hospital or Royal Prince Alfred. Fucking deathtraps with
> stupid interns who don't know shit taking your life into their hands.
You'll die if you do have a serious urgent problem and refuse to use a public hospital.