Victoria has 76 different hospitals or health services, each with a board and a CEO. The government says they don't talk to each other — but the problem is proving hard to fix.
The big-name hospitals always win — that's been the golden rule of health politics in Victoria for decades.That's prompted a private chuckle from more than a few past ministers.But it has been a decades-long struggle to get the big guys to work better with suburban and regional hospitals, to make them work like "the system" that's so often mentioned.In one instance, staff were told to turn off the lights when leaving a room.
Based on my conversations with politicians, bureaucrats and hospital executives, many feel the government has viewed the skirmish as a win. The government won't force 76 into 12, but it will try to push the hospitals to work better together. Victorian Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has said a restructure of the state's hospital system won't impact frontline services.On Friday, Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas told me the changes would result in better care.
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