Health
We have all heard the health horror stories – examples where people cannot get the care they need in a timely fashion. In recent years, Albertans have invested more and more money in health care programs, but the results have not been there. Simply put, our health care system needs to change and Albertans have always been willing to try new things.
But our health care system shouldn’t just focus on buildings like hospitals and medical clinics. It also needs to look at things like home care so that people can receive high quality care in their homes and community. Our health care system needs to look at performance-based outcomes, instead of just responding to the latest crisis. Our health care system needs to look at how we invest in new technologies so that we can improve the quality of care that people receive, without unnecessary duplication and waste. We need to develop a health care job strategy to help fill the gaps that will develop as workers retire. Finally, we also need to recognize the important role that health care workers and professionals in a variety of places play, and have meaningful discussions with them so that we can remove the bottlenecks and obstacles that do exist in the system – and frustrate patients and health care providers in the process.
These are just some of the things that any discussion on health care must address – while protecting the universal access that Albertans value so dearly.