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Originally Posted by mykalberta
Of course there will be no private clinics in a place like Medicine hat - its to expensive but that is why its called TWO TEIR. So long as their isnt queue jumping and they use the private sector as just another distribution method - I dont have a problem with it.
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Yes but in rural areas with their ONE obligatory South African Doctor, they stand a good chance to lose that one doctor to the bright lights, big city, big dollars clinics. Then they're left with a NO -tier health care system in their local area. I suppose some doc could setup their own private GP in a rural center but Ted kept promising us we wouldn't pay more from our pockets right? Uh huh....
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Originally Posted by mykalberta
In a private clinic that lets say handles broken bones, why would you not beable to increase that ration to 1:5 - where the RN is the supervisor/manager (not alot different than what is happening right now) with the LPN doing the bulk of the manual labour.
Current max wages for RN are apporx $42.50
Current max wages for LPN are approx $23
A 2 teir system also does alot to solve the militant public unions that exist currently. Private facilites employees wouldnt be apart of the same union or any union.
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That depends on the treatment in question - minor outpatient procedures perhaps, but in a cardiac ward, I want the best experienced and trained nurse standing watch. That said, your RN/LPN ratios could also be applied to the public health care model with similar savings, if it weren't for the nice folks at the United Nurses of Alberta.