Do some doctors and nurses in the public system have stink attitudes? Yes!
Do some doctors and nurses in the public system deliver sub-optimal care? Absolutely!
Are stink attitudes and sub-optimal care the main problem in the public system? Absolutely not!
As usual, politicians are gaslighting people.
When patients are receiving care from chairs for hours, instead of beds, that problem is not in the same universe as rude doctors.
When hospitals don't have functioning MRI machines and other diagnostic equipment, you should pay no mind to the minister who is yapping about underperforming medical staff. Such yapping can only be an attempt to deflect and distract.
When the functionality of operating theatres in the main public hospital in the damn capital of our country is limited for extended periods because of AC issues...
When the most important hospital in the west of our country has been operating at less than full capacity for nearly a damn decade because of repairs cum reconstruction...
A minister in post for more than a decade presiding over the shambles that is the public healthcare system, has some nerve pointing even him lickle finga at healthcare workers.
The government converted workers on contract to posts, so the overall staff personnel never changed. Most medical services are still understaffed.
Posting the 1 CT machine that KPH has and making seem like everything is well is disingenuous, when a major hospital, that admits 20K patient per year require at least 3 scanners. Not to mention that scanner has to serve the Bustamante hospital and the entire region (and island) in the case of emergencies. The machine is over worked and will be out of commission soon.
The MRI machine has been out of commission for over 10 years and has been demagnetized because some smart person placed a metal container on top of the building that houses it.
Only 7 adult ICU bed at a type A hospital (that serves the entire island), when the recommended ratio is 20% of total bed capacity.
How can you boast on the ONE CT machine that’s serving the only pediatric hospital in the Caribbean and a TYPE A that serves people from all over the country and sees thousands of patients weekly 🤣
I cannot for the life of me understand why we have a Minister of Health that hates healthcare workers. What is the point? The only time that man has ever said a kind word to us is during Covid when we risked our lives daily. He takes every chance to vilify us. Stop it man
I'm curious... If the government is responsible for placing personnel in positions to manage public entities, but when the performances are poor and there's no change in management then I should blame the management?
Minister Tufton, do you understand that as the ultimate leader of the ministry, issues within said ministry will be pointed back at you, whether or not you directly had anything to do with it, whether or not you were aware of it? It comes with the title, and has nothing to do with picking on anyone. Whether you like it or not, even when you believe it’s unfair, unfortunately.
What you do is set systems in place to ensure that the issues don’t occur, AND that the respective persons governing the various bodies are held accountable to prevent recurrence.
What was highlighted in my original post was that two things can be true at the same time.
As a leader, don’t blame the persons you are appointed to lead, whether directly or indirectly. The failure or success of a system is a reflection of the leader, no matter what.
At the same time, there are some absolutely horrible health care workers in the system who don’t seem to care about the job or patients they chose to treat. They fail to even do the bare minimum.
Accountability matters.
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I’ve seen the fingers being pointed at everybody but the minister / ministry but I guess that’s how it works.
When things are good = the Minister.
When things are wrong = everybody but the minister.
Got it.