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ernie · 06-10-2005, 08:35 AM

There is one major corrolary that needs to be realised though....in order for line to be shortened you need to increase the number of staff and make sure you are still getting enough and up to date equipment on the public side. In many places in Canada that have some private services what is happening is that the public doctors are moving part or full time into the private system but that man power is not getting replaced in the public sector. Basically you get people paying some money to, for lack of a better term, "jump the queue" but the doctor and technicians they are using left the public sector and were not replaced so the public lineup doesn't get any shorter at all.

edit:In the end that is what the government has to solve...not trying to fight private health care but making sure the money to the public sector is used appropriately and know-how keeps pace with the private sector. Instead of fighting the inevitable, start trying to finds ways to integrate the two systems so that all people can be provided with good care.

06-10-2005, 08:35 AM	#13
ernie Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Exp:	There is one major corrolary that needs to be realised though....in order for line to be shortened you need to increase the number of staff and make sure you are still getting enough and up to date equipment on the public side. In many places in Canada that have some private services what is happening is that the public doctors are moving part or full time into the private system but that man power is not getting replaced in the public sector. Basically you get people paying some money to, for lack of a better term, "jump the queue" but the doctor and technicians they are using left the public sector and were not replaced so the public lineup doesn't get any shorter at all. edit:In the end that is what the government has to solve...not trying to fight private health care but making sure the money to the public sector is used appropriately and know-how keeps pace with the private sector. Instead of fighting the inevitable, start trying to finds ways to integrate the two systems so that all people can be provided with good care.