Saturday 3 October 2015

Feckless physicians.

      I am happy to say that I come from another era, when medicine was a noble profession and most doctors gave of themselves in a manner unimaginable to new graduates.  Because of their professionalism, a term grossly misused nowadays, physicians put their patient's first, without any doctrine from a dictatorial government who want to use physicians to provide things they have promised but cannot afford.   Thus a cutback  of nearly 5% without any consultation or  agreement from  the physicians from whom  they are confiscating the funds .  (At the same time they are spending a considerable amount on an in vitro fertility plan that they cannot afford.)     I have been  the victim of various physician/ government negotiations over the years, but today's administridiots have drastically damaged the health care system by turning it into the Heath Care Industry.  Because of that, physician tactics have to change.  Honour, responsibility and fairness being things of the past, the health care industry has to use the tools that every other industry uses.
     All my life I have been opposed to the concept of physician striking regardless of the circumstances.  Most of my colleagues have abided by the concept of 'patient first', often to their own detriment, despite the tensions of dealing with pandering  politicians and their satraps trying to dictate how they should practice medicine.  The time has come to behave like an  industry and use that potent weapon that all industrial workers use.  Strike!   No other civil servants would take such treatment lying down.   I am not yet so callous that I would leave the patients without medical care and I  am well aware of the consequences to physicians.  The medical association is in desperate need of leadership. Initially,  the Medical Association should advice all physicians, to cease writing any medical records, just keeping the sufficient information  on their smart phone or tablets to protect themselves.   After a two week period, only emergencies should be seen.  If after these measures the government is not ready to negotiate other measures would  have to  be brought into play.  (I'd be prepared to consult for an exorbitant fee.)  
    Unless they are prepared to take such  action physicians will  have only two  options.  To take what is doled out to  them and shut up, or to  get out of the practice of medicine in the province of Ontario.
    Unfortunately, it is the citizens of Ontario who will pay the price one way or the other.  The people get the government they deserve and the same dictum applies to health care.
    As I see the system decline, I am  glad to no longer be  a part of it.

 Is this really how you want to see your health care dollar spent?



TORONTO | Ontario will spend $50 million a year to expanding coverage of in vitro fertilization to help about 4,000 would-be parents grow their families.

Health Minister Eric Hoskins says anyone with fertility problems, including non-medical factors such as same-sex couples and single people, will be able to access one round of IVF.


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