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Talking about Government mishandling of the health care system, I don't suggest anyone move to Australia at the moment. Our current Government appears to be doing their level best to destroy not only the mental health system under the guise of 'reform' (it's the usual double speak, buzzwords all of us have heard at one point or another, which basically adds up to stripping funding from programs through stealth by claiming they're 'overhauling' the system for the better), but also the Australian Healthcare System in general. Thankfully RANZCP (Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry) have already gotten one parliamentary bill off the table, which would have restricted access to long term psychotherapy programs for patients with complex issues, at least for the time being. The Australian Medical Association along with RACPG (Royal Australian College of General Practioners) are also continuing to co-ordinate and issue protest and information packs for both Doctors and Patients, plus if things continue the way they're going (with the stupid Liberal* Government trying to sneak legislation in through the back door) I wouldn't be at all surprised if we see some more mass rallies of Doctors and other healthcare workers around the country. Don't even get me started on the draconian section of the 'Border Farce Act' that prevents Doctors and healthcare workers from performing their duties with regards to mandatory reporting of child sexual and other abuse offences within the refugee detention centres under threat of possible jail time (not to mention the difficulties placed on mental health workers working with detainees, many of whom are suffering from PTSD, actively suicidal, experiencing trauma related psychoses and/or other serious mental illnesses, causing physical harm to themselves due to increasingly distressed states of mind, but no one seems to be able to do their job properly because the Government is more worried about keeping these workers silent about the abuses that are happening, than giving two hoots about the very real suffering of fellow human beings).

Totally hats off to all the Hospitals, Medical Centres, Colleges of Fellows, The AMA, individual Doctors and any other healthcare associated body and their workers for being prepared to stand up against this BS!

Yeah, I might be a little bit passionate about this.

(*FYI, the Liberals in Australia are the right wing conservative party, Liberal in name only).

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Fun with the Healthcare Exchange