It’s not too late to halt the death spiral of our public health systemThe Spinoff Daily, Thursday November 21
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“Trust and confidence in the public health system is at an all-time low. Not a day goes by without another story highlighting its alleged failings, eroding what little trust and confidence the public has left in it. It would be wrong to blame all of that on the current government but, make no mistake, if it continues on its current path, we risk losing forever what was once a jewel. To know how to get out of this mess in health, we need to understand how we got here and to understand how best to secure the future of public healthcare as a viable national asset. That can be done but will require a political commitment that the health of the nation is a national asset worth protecting – or better still, to shift decisions about our health system to an independent group to decide – leading to a commitment across government to address the social and economic causes of ill health and understand the benefits of building a world-class public health system. The alternative is an inexorable drift towards privatisation and more unequal health outcomes.”
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It’s not too late to halt the death spiral of our public health system
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