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Another Band-Aid for the QEH

Submitted by Anthony Davis ‘’Warning that the unavailability of essential medical supplies at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has reached a crisis of the highest order, doctors at the state-run health care facility have decided to handle emergency cases only. And they have called on Government to not only state unequivocally how it plans to…

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Submitted by Anthony Davis
Minister Boyce also sought to make it clear that even in the worst of times, the hospital’s suppliers had never withdrawn their services.
…Minister Boyce also sought to make it clear that even in the worst of times, the hospital’s suppliers had never withdrawn their services….

‘’Warning that the unavailability of essential medical supplies at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has reached a crisis of the highest order, doctors at the state-run health care facility have decided to handle emergency cases only. And they have called on Government to not only state unequivocally how it plans to fund the QEH in the short, medium and long term, but also to ‘explain the measures they will take to restore the broken supply chain …” – Barbados TODAY  28 November, 2014

So what’s new?

It seems to me that the QEH only gets a bit of money if the doctors come to the public and complain about the dire straits in which our primary health care institution is. This is the second time in less than six months this has happened.

Has the administration of that institution not learnt anything?

Are we at a stage where the Minister of Finance will have to find money for the QEH every six months, instead of funding it properly?

It is obvious that the CEO of the QEH would criticise BAMP and the JDA, because he does not want their members to show the lack of supplies at that institution. The only persons who wouldn’t have known about that were probably the “best” Minister of Finance in the world, and the Minister of Health. But neither of them need to care, because they can go anywhere in the world for treatment at the expense of the same people whom they are depriving of the basic and best treatment the QEH can offer!

There is no money for this institution, education, nor welfare, but enough for high-end SUVs for the boys, and hotels like the “All Seasons” which is always in a state of “soon ready to start” and into which they are always willing to pump millions of dollars which they pilfer from the NIS Funds. The amount of money which has been pumped into that bottomless pit could have better been spent on the QEH, and by extension the clinics, education, and welfare instead of cutting their funds!

If people are taught too much, that could be dangerous as they will start challenging more and more things instead of just swallowing everything they are told by them. It is the same with the health situation. First they changed the medication which people were getting for eons because they wanted us to pay more for our medication.

They knew full well that many of the elderly in our society could not pay for the new medication they introduced and nevertheless they did so, forcing them to be tied to the QEH and the clinics. The same goes for the poor, the needy, and the vulnerable in our society.

Now everything is stacked against them, and it will not get any better. I wonder how much lower Barbados can sink. It can already be likened to a snake, slithering along on its belly. You do not cut the funds for health, education or welfare. RPB’s song “de  country en well” is most appropriate at this stage of our development, and in our 48th year of independence. But, can one talk about development when we are only taking retrograde steps? I very much doubt it!

Instead of attaining First World status it seems as if we are headed for Fourth World one!

62 responses to “Another Band-Aid for the QEH”

  1. David Avatar
    David

    @NationBLPnewspaper

    Does it matter if there is validity in the message about the QEH? We all know it is a health entity that is currently seriously challenged to deliver above par health care to a highly taxed nation.

  2. old onion bags Avatar
    old onion bags

    Pandaaaaaaa…D jail is waiting…hehe, just love Cro cro

  3. ac Avatar
    ac

    sometimes people stay so focused on the negative that seeing the forest for the trees is nigh impossible, Barrows model for free education was to reshape and build an economy. .the problem i belive lies in the standard or model of barbados educational system were priortiy was given to areas of higher education which produce doctors and lawyers and teachers . and less focus on the development of a system that is broad base and can .produce skilled workers, necessary for furthering and developing an economy
    what i see in china is an educational system( outside of there methods to use force or demands of their people} is a comprehensive system that has developed their people(an industry in itself) for the world we lived in today,
    One can argue about their communist way or dictatorship but it does not in anyway void that there system of education has forced many countries to take another look at their level of high performance and its impact on economies worldwide

  4. Caswell Franklyn Avatar
    Caswell Franklyn

    Transparency International is reporting on a perception but we all know that they have gotten it awfully wrong. Corruption is endemic in this country and if you want to rely on Transparency International’s crap, you are just burying your head in the sand.

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  5. David Avatar
    David

    The perception index shows it is believed we are a little better than the others, that is all.

    On Thursday, 4 December 2014, Barbados Underground wrote:

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  6. NationBLPnewspaper Avatar
    NationBLPnewspaper

    Interesting that when the news is positive, “oh its no big deal.” If the same Transparency International had lambasted Barbados it would have been front page news from a “credible organization”.
    Some people in Barbados have on blinkers that only allow them to see negativity and sadly, they do not realize it.
    Fair and balanced, just like Fox news.

  7. Enuff Avatar
    Enuff

    @NationBLP

    Least corrupt country in CARICOM does not justify a $700,000+ legal opinion!!!

  8. The People's Democratic Congress Avatar
    The People’s Democratic Congress

    Yet again, Dr Clyde Mascoll has failed miserably to give serious readers of his column piece in today’s Daily Nation newspaper, Thursday, December 4, 2014, a very clear, precise and rational understanding of generally where he would like to see the political economy and services industry sectors of Barbados, from this point onwards and up to the points of their being transitioned into better brighter states of existence and organization, at least over the next ten (10) to twenty five (25) years.

    The fact that such a desire would otherwise be predicated on the need for a very instructive and overarching blue print, would be based on the need for a well articulated and embraceable vision, and axised on the necessity of a well founded and reliable cosmology, with there altogether being presented by him for the further restrategizing and recalculating for the planned growth and development of virtually all the main social, political, material, and financial sectors and markets of Barbados, would also have meant, in such cases of such forward looking outlines, that there would have been greater intellectual, ideological and philosophical assessment, dissection, exploration, theorization and synthesization, et al, by him, in respect of where he would like to see Barbados over the said periods of time.

    But, rather than that, what the PDC continues to read in Dr Mascoll’s column, every Thursday, is a great deal of useless mundane narrative, description and criticism on the obvious failings of this equally intellectually and politically backward, bankrupt and discredited DLP government.

    But, what substantially lessens the significance of whatever validity and credibility there are in much of Mascoll’s intellectual output, is the fact that the latter is based on his use, and misuse too, of so many clearly outdated and patently proven false and erroneous concepts, perspectives, and theories.

    So, the question that must be put to Mascoll: is why would he – as a so-called economist – wish to so fervently become a minister in government again, WITHOUT clearly and ably demonstrating to the majority of people in this country that he has the said described, necessary blue print, vision and cosmology for a future better, more organized Barbados? Why?

    PDC

  9. Artaxerxes Avatar
    Artaxerxes

    If explaining the difference between a democracy and a communist state is staying focused on the negative, then so be it…….. common sense dictates otherwise.

    I will admit, the Barrow vision, as you described it [re “Barrows model for free education was to reshape and build an economy”], was a noble gesture and relevant to the times it was envisaged. However, as people became more educated, their focus on life (and life style) changes. They use education to earn a better living, relocate from the villages into developments, disassociate themselves from their peers [especially those they consider as being less educated], etc.
    This is the reality of life, because the system was designed to educate people so they could get “good jobs” and earn money.

    Barbados’ education system has allowed ordinary Bajans to become doctors, lawyers, accountants, managers, engineers, you name it. You talk about developing a society through education, sounds good on paper, but there is a problem.
    How we can build a society through education, when after becoming qualified, people see “we received no suitable applications and are looking to bring in a non-national” in the newspapers, a few weeks after they applied for a job; a politician giving his unqualified friend a position over someone who is appropriately qualified for the job; or not being able to gain employment after qualifying in a specific discipline; the economy of scale is so small it creates a glut in the job market for agriculturists.

    Barrow had the opportunity to reform the education system according to the criteria of his vision….. he did not.

    If you feel so strongly about this issue, I suggest you make the necessary recommendations to Stuart, MoE Ronald Jones and your beloved DLP to formulate legislation which would FORCE Bajans into undertaking higher education according to state policy.

  10. ac Avatar
    ac

    ac agree that as individuals people do change their way of thinking over a period of time.However when a nations economy is interdependant of a society by having all hands on deck it is the responsibilty of leadership to steer and guide the society on the path of national interest and apparantly the focus of educating by proper planning with great attention to preparation in barbados educational system was lost along the way..now don,t get me wrong the system has worked so far for those in the professional field but collectively it has not provived the strength cohesiveness to sustain an grow an economy.

  11. watchman Avatar
    watchman

    The M of H was unemployed before he come MP , how can he run the OEH when he could not run a business that the most input was WATER

  12. John Hanson 1781-1782- I SERVE 1788- 1792 BARBADOES. Avatar
    John Hanson 1781-1782- I SERVE 1788- 1792 BARBADOES.

    The Q-LLEH , is for birth and dying people , Let see if the PM or Ministers will go there when they are sick ,
    When they go to other countries , we then know its not worth the trip,
    we will be better off with flight to CUBA

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