I noted this the other day:
SA health system 'still in crisis', AMA warns
8:04pm Feb 1, 2018
The nation�s peak medical body has warned work conditions and stress levels in South Australia�s hospitals are at dangerous levels.
The state�s health system is still in crisis despite hospitals, including McLaren Vale, recently receiving a significant investment from the government, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) said.
�We are hearing failure after failure within the health system, and I think there's no doubt that the health system is still in crisis,� William Tam from AMA SA told 9NEWS.
�Even the best doctor in South Australia cannot work in a system that is broken, so we need to fix the system.�
The AMA has criticised all sides of politics for lacking health policies while rolling out its list of recommendations ahead of the state election on March 17.
A top priority for the medical body is improving patient safety by making it easier to access data.
�If the data is not available, then it certainly puts lives at risk,� Mr Tam said.
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And also I saw these two headlines:
The Advertiser
It would look at (electronic patient record system) EPAS, its cost blowouts and how much it is really costing taxpayers, and whether it should be scrapped. Can a royal commission into SA Health stop the scandals and debacles? Take our poll. �It would also look at problems of waiting lists and ramping, ...
And here:
25000 patient records left without a clinical urgency rating after transfer to EPAS
The Advertiser
The chaos follows a transfer of patient histories to the controversial electronic patient records system EPAS at the $2.3 billion Royal Adelaide Hospital. However, officials insist the problem is not with EPAS, maintain no vital information has been lost, and that the patients were simply never assigned an ...
Rather looks like EPAS is still in the political gun!
The present SA Govt. is not amused:
SA govt blast Xenophon's health audit idea
The South Australian government says Nick Xenophon's call for a royal commission into the state's health system is unnecessary.
Australian Associated Press February 2, 20181:32pm
Health Minister Peter Malinauskas said Mr Xenophon's demand for a royal commission - should his SA-Best party hold the balance of power after the March election - highlights the party's lack of policy ideas in the health portfolio.
"What we don't need is a ridiculously broad royal commission which is going to waste years of time and millions of dollars rather than getting on with the job," Mr Malinauskas told reporters on Friday.
SA-Best leader Nick Xenophon wants a commission to look at cost blowouts in the construction of the newly opened Royal Adelaide Hospital, patient waiting times and ambulance ramping at different hospitals across the state.
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It really has been the project that keeps on giving!
David.
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