The entire Public Health System is now enslaved to The System

November 17, 2023

The issues outlined in this outstanding article are sadly not only attributed to Aged Care. Indeed the entire Public Health System is now enslaved to The System where Patient Care is dictated by policies and procedures rather than the needs of the individual. He is indeed, sadly, correct in his Yes Minister analogy. The Bureaucratisation of health care has refocused the attention of healthcare providers on computers and systems that demand constant attention and input; more than many patients receive.

It is only a matter of time before the complaints and concerns regarding Aged Care are applied more broadly across the healthcare industry- hospitals in particular. Relatives and carers are increasingly expected to take on elements of Patient Care so that the Health Care workers can dedicate themselves to the processes demanded by the Systems to prevent or minimise litigation and prove due diligence.

Fellow Nurses of my generation are leaving hospitals in despair and frustration at the necessity to accept the expert-driven one-size-fits-all model of care that is now the norm.

The Public Healthcare System could soon find itself under the same scrutiny as Aged Care as human needs succumb to The System.