Thread: Quality of medical practitioners?

Originally Posted by V8Ian

It seems harder than ever before to find a decent doctor in Queensland these days. It's pretty damn hard to find one who is not sub Continental. Where are these doctors trained? Their priority seems to be milking the patient/Medicare for as much as possible, rather than healing.
This is not intended as an opportunity to open up a forum for racism, but an observation in the decline of medical care that I and those close to me have experienced.

if you weren't intending to start a racist debate why mention 'sub-continental' ?

Anyway, an answer to why service providers (not just doctors) seem to be milking customers for as much as possible - because they can. All it takes is a small number of less scrupulous individuals to get away with it. Then others think if they got away with it why can't I and so on . . . . The more people do it the more ingrained it becomes.

To end the racist tone, the "milking" started and was caused by Aussie doctors who have limited the places in our universities in the hope of maintaining their limited supply so being more highly valued. The response was import the docs who are trained to the same level to give adequate numbers for our population.
This causes double damage, we don't train our own people who could do it but are cut out, and because we offer a far better lifestyle we take docs from countries that need them, causing a skills/brain drain.

After I had my heart attack,I saw a specialist physican in heart problems,he put me on a course of pills, after 8 months I demanded an Angiogram, which showed that I needed a quad by-pass operation, no pills were going to fix that, 1 x quad by-pass later and 12 years on I am still going OK,I enjoy a good quality of life and just keep an eye on my weight and drink only occasionally
but I do enjoy my scotch

Originally Posted by sheerluck

I suggest you look at the title of this area of the forum.



You have the option to not read any area you wish.

Well thanks for that.
I am suitably reprimanded (looking bashfully at shoes).
However I do think the thread does border on racism, which is what got up my nose, but that's just my opinion.
It also highlights the failings of Medicare - why do people in Aust expect something of quality if they pay nothing?
Also agree that it's unethical that Aust imports overseas docs (with cultural and training deficiencies) to prop up our system, and taking these same docs from their own countries which probably have a greater need for them. I don't blame them coming over here looking for a better life for themselves and their families. And then we bitch about them.

Originally Posted by Chucaro

Bugger Dave, you are to quick
I second your comment

That's what my wife says!

Thankfully, according to the recent TV adverts, my doctor (who is very good and of Indian origin) can prescribe something for me to help with that.

Originally Posted by RHS58

Well thanks for that.
I am suitably reprimanded (looking bashfully at shoes).
However I do think the thread does border on racism, which is what got up my nose, but that's just my opinion.
It also highlights the failings of Medicare - why do people in Aust expect something of quality if they pay nothing?
Also agree that it's unethical that Aust imports overseas docs (with cultural and training deficiencies) to prop up our system, and taking these same docs from their own countries which probably have a greater need for them. I don't blame them coming over here looking for a better life for themselves and their families. And then we bitch about them.

Reprimand wasn't intended, just wanted to be sure you were aware that the site is not limited solely to Land Rover based discussion.

Originally Posted by sheerluck

That's what my wife says!

Thankfully, according to the recent TV adverts, my doctor (who is very good and of Indian origin) can prescribe something for me to help with that.

Is that the Bundy golden nectar?

Originally Posted by RHS58

- why do people in Aust expect something of quality if they pay nothing?

Who pays nothing?