Okay, the Sunday Times is not noted for the accuracy of its reporting. Still, that's no reason to dismiss all of its stories. There is the ring of truth in it's tales of a businessman buying political favours.
Peel Health Campus (PHC) has already admitted that it paid a bonus to doctors who wrongly admitted patients. Extra patients means extra government money for PHC. So PHC paid extra to doctors, each time they helped rip a bit more money out of the government.
Today's story is about claims of poor patient care. More specifically, a patient records system which allows the wrong patient to be prepped for an operation.
Followed -- according to the whistle-blower -- by a cover-up coming right from the top management of the " hospital".
Oh, the joy of having a hospital run for profit rather than for health!
Then there's the side-story, of the buying of political favours.
The boss -- the major shareholder of PHC -- is reported to have bought the support of the Liberal party. At least he claims to have bought political favours... according to the newspaper report... With our politicians it's hard to tell. Are they really bought? Or are they simply taking your money...
So the PHC bunch of cheats and incompetents wants to expand its campus. To be able to suck more money from the government, presumably. After paying the appropriate bribes the PHC boss is reported to have said that the PHC expansion is now a "no-brainer" decision for the state government.
Just as well, really.
A no-brainer is the only sort of decision that our politicians are capable of making.
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