No, it's not our money anymore

Dona Ferentes said:

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TimeISmoney said:

600~1000 people a week are coming to Qld from the southern states, and they're reluctant to spend money on the health care system. Most doctors' surgeries here will not take on new clients because they're overbooked.

The Brisbane local council knew this years ago, in 2006 they were putting projected population growth pamphlets in our letter boxes.

I had to get an X-ray and an MRI the other month on my ankle, went to the priavtised section of the hospital because it was Saturday afternoon and they could do the X-ray and no staff to do the MRI. On top of this, I had to pay out of my pocket to get it done.

This is how bad the health care system is, the MRI was done elsewhere on Monday, I had to pay $260 up front, and I was returned $120. Imagine having the $140 and being refused service because you couldn't afford the $260 upfront. These politicians need their heads rammed into the ground and flushed down the toilet like the old days.

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qldfrog said:

So cause or effect? You give morphine as they are terminal or they become terminal due to morphine....?

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divs4ever said:

well the morphine SHOULD be given to ease the intense pain , BUT it is often given just to keep the person sedate and immobile ( until dead )

yes morphine is addictive , but if the patient is short-term terminal ( already ) addiction is a minor side-effect , but what if the patient could survive many months/years , and there are alternate pain treatments ?

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divs4ever said:

so how is Qld coping with the need for infrastructure ?

we pledged to run an Olympics Games here in a few years time .. more injured athletes needing rapid medical treatment , more short term accommodation , more transport demand .. and a few extra migrants jumping the queue

sounds like the perfect solution ( pig's a**s !! )

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qldfrog said:

Look, i also know that morphine is used to help pushing people on the other side and am fully supportive in some cases.
The 2 other drugs, not so sure...
And how often fo we see people getting sick due to their hospital stay.
To caricature:
Enter with an ingrown nail, get out in a coffin after septicemia, golden staph , amputation and finished by a pneumonia...
More precisely, i found that most of prescribed medication tend to have side effects, which lead to misdiagnosis ,more medication...
All this at enormous financial and human costs..
But hey, you still want to be able to go to hospital when you need it!!!

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wayneL said:

In FIL's case, there was no great pain issue, so none of the above drugs involved, they were trying to dehydrate him to death.

Interestingly Froggy, FIL went in for a cracked rib but otherwise doing well... and never came out.

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