Markjbloggs
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the vocational murmurings that the INTO
Still trying to find number for different countries. Not making much progress, can anyone else find the statistics for the amount of people employed in different countries Health Services?
(Maybe a bit of decentralisation and local democracy might be a good idea here - if you want a hospital in your region - well then your region pays for it - an arguement for another day maybe)
I think if there was one change to be made it would be to stop the medical card scheme as cost-free blank cheque for medical card holders. In Germany there is a charge of €10 on going to see the doctor but the payment has to be made only once in a quarter.
How about no fee for medical card holders presenting at A&E with a GP letter but €30 without letter. The doctor can sign a waver if s/he thinks it is a real emergency.More importantly we need a deterrent that would stop people going to A&E for minor ailments when they should of course be going to a local GP.
Nothing unusual about short-term contract staff getting higher pay than permanent staff, to compensate them for the lack of security, sick-pay, holiday pay etc. This is common in many professions and businesses.My ex - who is a top class nurse and like so many of them - really dedicated to their profession and their patients - could tell me some horror stories about the crazy way the service is managed - from the lunatic rostering hours ,the fact that temps got paid far more than a staff nurse who has paid for her own education - crazy -
And the hospitals are effectively paying a premium to those who are willing to work in a more flexible labour market. The unions guard the job for life system that they love so the employer (in this case the hospital) has to pay a premium to allow it to plan for fluctuations in demand. As we all know labour market inflexibility is a major contributor to inefficiency. I’m not saying it is any better in any other country; I’m saying it should be better here.Nothing unusual about short-term contract staff getting higher pay than permanent staff, to compensate them for the lack of security, sick-pay, holiday pay etc. This is common in many professions and businesses.
are forced to pay 2% of their earnings into a public health system
And the hospitals are effectively paying a premium to those who are willing to work in a more flexible labour market. The unions guard the job for life system that they love so the employer (in this case the hospital) has to pay a premium to allow it to plan for fluctuations in demand. As we all know labour market inflexibility is a major contributor to inefficiency. I’m not saying it is any better in any other country; I’m saying it should be better here.
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