Health and Aged Care Neglected in the Budget … Again   :(

Tuesday 3rd May, 2016 Australian Nursing Federation

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is dismayed that for the third consecutive year, the Coalition Government has neglected to provide adequate funding for health and aged care in the Federal Budget.   :(

The ANMF’s Acting Federal Secretary, Annie Butler, said nurses and midwives are disappointed that once again the Government has not respected their work enough to provide them with the resources they need to deliver quality care to their patients.

“After the Government previously slashed $57 billion from the country’s public health funding, the $2.9 billion being promised in the Budget for health won’t go anywhere near ensuring that the States and Territories’ hospitals can operate effectively and efficiently, it’s like putting a band aid on a severed limb,” Ms Butler said tonight.

“When this Government was elected three years ago, one of its first acts was to abandon the $1.2 billion allocated for aged care wages and training and again, this Budget offers nothing to restore that, at a time when there’s a shortfall of 20,000 nurses to care for elderly, vulnerable Australians. Even the funding pledged for dental care, is a sham, reportedly funding 400,000 fewer places on the depleted public dental scheme.

“Day in, day out, frontline nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing are witnessing growing inequities in health and aged care, which continue to compromise the care they can deliver to their patients. But how can they care, if the Government doesn’t care?

“As we’ve seen in tonight’s Budget, the Government has neglected to strengthen Medicare and provide an adequate level of funding which would support nurses and midwives working in under resourced public health settings and guarantee their high standard of care delivery.

“Australians already suffer one of the highest out of pocket costs for healthcare anywhere in the world and this will only worsen with the Government continuing to reduce rebates for a range of services and privatising parts of Medicare – cynically shifting the cost burden onto consumers.

“We understand the nation’s healthcare costs are increasing as the population grows, but this Budget shows that the Government lacks genuine commitment to building a stronger and healthier society. The ANMF believes sustainable public health services could be achieved by creating a system which is evidence based and cost-effective.

“Our message to Prime Minister Turnbull is clear, if you don't care about giving nurses and midwives the resources to run our hospitals and health services properly or to care for our elderly properly, we can't care properly.”   :(

Ms Butler said the ANMF will be launching a new public information campaign in the lead up to the expected July 2 election – focusing on the crucial issues impacting nurses and midwives and the Australian healthcare system.



The ANMF, with almost 250,000 members, is the professional and industrial voice for nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing in Australia. 

No votes in aged care.

Plenty of votes from nurses though.   :) 

We might as well have euthanasia.

It would be a lot kinder to the older people.

What are you kidding?.  The liberals want then to work till they are 70 years old.  Got to keep them fit for the chain gang.   :(      

Bobby. wrote on May 5^th, 2016 at 7:58am:

We might as well have euthanasia. It would be a lot kinder to the older people.

hahaha as long as it doesnt include you I guess bobs....

you will all be aged one day if you are lucky to live that long of course.... ::) ::)

I know someone in aged care and he gets the best of everything....hes a whinger though like crook.. never happy but really he has his own private room waited on hand and foot.. good meals.. they even have a drinks trolley once a month .....plus all sorts of entertainment....and iof 24/7 people on duty....

but its never enough is it???... :( :( :(

wrote on May 5^th, 2016 at 8:05am:

What are you kidding?.  The liberals want then to work till they are 70 years old.  Got to keep them fit for the chain gang.   :(

Note that it was Rudd that increased the pension age from 65 to 67.

wrote on May 5^th, 2016 at 8:05am:

What are you kidding?.  The liberals want then to work till they are 70 years old.  Got to keep them fit for the chain gang.   :(

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

let hem all retire at 50 whilst they astill have the steam to climb My Everest  ::) ::) ::)

poor old crook....the thought of work terrifies him..

crocodile wrote on May 5^th, 2016 at 8:07am:

wrote on May 5th, 2016 at 8:05am: What are you kidding?.  The liberals want then to work till they are 70 years old.  Got to keep them fit for the chain gang.   :(       Note that it was Rudd that increased the pension age from 65 to 67.

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

wrote on May 5^th, 2016 at 7:56am:

Plenty of votes from nurses though.   :)

They don't all work in aged care though.

Yes and note - Its now the liberals that want to increase the pension age to 70 years old.   :( 

wrote on May 5^th, 2016 at 8:11am:

Yes and note - Its now the liberals that want to increase the pension age to 70 years old.   :(

you poor old dear.. we feel for you..

now if you were a women you would be working until the day you die???......

I bet you have a wife who is at your beck and call...and you dont give her a day off either let alone penalty rates...

Yes I know Cods, isn't it terrible that some people still want to have their retirement?.   :(

wrote on May 5^th, 2016 at 7:49am:

Health and Aged Care Neglected in the Budget … Again   :( Tuesday 3rd May, 2016 Australian Nursing Federation The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is dismayed that for the third consecutive year, the Coalition Government has neglected to provide adequate funding for health and aged care in the Federal Budget.   :( The ANMF’s Acting Federal Secretary, Annie Butler, said nurses and midwives are disappointed that once again the Government has not respected their work enough to provide them with the resources they need to deliver quality care to their patients. “After the Government previously slashed $57 billion from the country’s public health funding, the $2.9 billion being promised in the Budget for health won’t go anywhere near ensuring that the States and Territories’ hospitals can operate effectively and efficiently, it’s like putting a band aid on a severed limb,” Ms Butler said tonight. “When this Government was elected three years ago, one of its first acts was to abandon the $1.2 billion allocated for aged care wages and training and again, this Budget offers nothing to restore that, at a time when there’s a shortfall of 20,000 nurses to care for elderly, vulnerable Australians. Even the funding pledged for dental care, is a sham, reportedly funding 400,000 fewer places on the depleted public dental scheme. “Day in, day out, frontline nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing are witnessing growing inequities in health and aged care, which continue to compromise the care they can deliver to their patients. But how can they care, if the Government doesn’t care? “As we’ve seen in tonight’s Budget, the Government has neglected to strengthen Medicare and provide an adequate level of funding which would support nurses and midwives working in under resourced public health settings and guarantee their high standard of care delivery. “Australians already suffer one of the highest out of pocket costs for healthcare anywhere in the world and this will only worsen with the Government continuing to reduce rebates for a range of services and privatising parts of Medicare – cynically shifting the cost burden onto consumers. “We understand the nation’s healthcare costs are increasing as the population grows, but this Budget shows that the Government lacks genuine commitment to building a stronger and healthier society. The ANMF believes sustainable public health services could be achieved by creating a system which is evidence based and cost-effective. “Our message to Prime Minister Turnbull is clear, if you don't care about giving nurses and midwives the resources to run our hospitals and health services properly or to care for our elderly properly, we can't care properly.”   :( Ms Butler said the ANMF will be launching a new public information campaign in the lead up to the expected July 2 election – focusing on the crucial issues impacting nurses and midwives and the Australian healthcare system. The ANMF, with almost 250,000 members, is the professional and industrial voice for nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing in Australia.

In many parts of the world.....the aged are left to fend for themselves and/or rely on friends/relatives.

I am referring to developed countries....not 3rd world.

Our Federal Aged Care budgets are generous in comparison.

The superior man eats a healthy diet and exercises.
he has little need for health services which are a bottomless pit of spending on those with, mainly, self inflicted injuries.

The superior man is such an inspiration to his family and friends, he is so positive in his psychology, he comes at people with such a sense of contribution, that they fight for the honour of having him with them in his old age.

If he is a complainer, a taker, a leaner and a scrub (ie if he embodies leftard parasitic behaviours) then they will probably stick him in a nursing home where he can have kerosene baths to get the bed bugs off of him.
this is the correct choice by his family.
Family members should cut off contact with all complainers, whingers and negative neurotics. They need to quarantine themselves from such toxic people and many elderly are extremely toxic as they have not followed the "path of the superior man" as set out by aquascoot

aquascoot wrote on May 5^th, 2016 at 8:44am:

The superior man eats a healthy diet and exercises. he has little need for health services which are a bottomless pit of spending on those with, mainly, self inflicted injuries. The superior man is such an inspiration to his family and friends, he is so positive in his psychology, he comes at people with such a sense of contribution, that they fight for the honour of having him with them in his old age. If he is a complainer, a taker, a leaner and a scrub (ie if he embodies leftard parasitic behaviours) then they will probably stick him in a nursing home where he can have kerosene baths to get the bed bugs off of him. this is the correct choice by his family. Family members should cut off contact with all complainers, whingers and negative neurotics. They need to quarantine themselves from such toxic people and many elderly are extremely toxic as they have not followed the "path of the superior man" as set out by aquascoot

Is that what you do with your older horses?

cods wrote on May 5^th, 2016 at 8:06am:

Bobby. wrote on May 5th, 2016 at 7:58am: We might as well have euthanasia. It would be a lot kinder to the older people. hahaha as long as it doesnt include you I guess bobs.... you will all be aged one day if you are lucky to live that long of course.... ::) ::) I know someone in aged care and he gets the best of everything....hes a whinger though like crook.. never happy but really he has his own private room waited on hand and foot.. good meals.. they even have a drinks trolley once a month .....plus all sorts of entertainment....and iof 24/7 people on duty.... but its never enough is it???... :( :( :(

His nature sounds a bit like Herbs!  ;)

Chain Gang Lyrics



(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)
I hear somethin' sayin'

(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)
(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)

(Well, don't you know)
That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang

All day long they're singin'
(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)
(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)

(Well, don't you know)
That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang

All day long they work so hard
Till the sun is goin' down
Working on the highways and byways
And wearing, wearing a frown
You hear them moanin' their lives away
Then you hear somebody sa-ay

That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang

Can't ya hear them singin'
Mm, I'm goin' home one of these days
I'm goin' home see my woman
Whom I love so dear
But meanwhile I got to work right he-ere

(Well, don't you know)
That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang

All day long they're singin', mm
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
Give me water, I'm thirsty

My, my work is so hard
Oh my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard

wrote on May 5^th, 2016 at 8:24am:

Yes I know Cods, isn't it terrible that some people still want to have their retirement?.   :(

not at all... if they ahve the funds they can stop work anytime...

the only trouble is when they want to govt make that tax payer to fund their lifestyle......


our piggybank is empty.....and our aged are increasing...with age comes sickness....sadly...we start falling apart a bit at a time...and with it comes COST to the taxpayer....but that shouldnt worry anyone who wishes to retire at 50... check Greece....they love early retirement over there..

wrote on May 5^th, 2016 at 7:49am:

Health and Aged Care Neglected in the Budget … Again   :( Tuesday 3rd May, 2016 Australian Nursing Federation The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is dismayed that for the third consecutive year, the Coalition Government has neglected to provide adequate funding for health and aged care in the Federal Budget.   :( The ANMF’s Acting Federal Secretary, Annie Butler, said nurses and midwives are disappointed that once again the Government has not respected their work enough to provide them with the resources they need to deliver quality care to their patients. “After the Government previously slashed $57 billion from the country’s public health funding, the $2.9 billion being promised in the Budget for health won’t go anywhere near ensuring that the States and Territories’ hospitals can operate effectively and efficiently, it’s like putting a band aid on a severed limb,” Ms Butler said tonight. “When this Government was elected three years ago, one of its first acts was to abandon the $1.2 billion allocated for aged care wages and training and again, this Budget offers nothing to restore that, at a time when there’s a shortfall of 20,000 nurses to care for elderly, vulnerable Australians. Even the funding pledged for dental care, is a sham, reportedly funding 400,000 fewer places on the depleted public dental scheme. “Day in, day out, frontline nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing are witnessing growing inequities in health and aged care, which continue to compromise the care they can deliver to their patients. But how can they care, if the Government doesn’t care? “As we’ve seen in tonight’s Budget, the Government has neglected to strengthen Medicare and provide an adequate level of funding which would support nurses and midwives working in under resourced public health settings and guarantee their high standard of care delivery. “Australians already suffer one of the highest out of pocket costs for healthcare anywhere in the world and this will only worsen with the Government continuing to reduce rebates for a range of services and privatising parts of Medicare – cynically shifting the cost burden onto consumers. “We understand the nation’s healthcare costs are increasing as the population grows, but this Budget shows that the Government lacks genuine commitment to building a stronger and healthier society. The ANMF believes sustainable public health services could be achieved by creating a system which is evidence based and cost-effective. “Our message to Prime Minister Turnbull is clear, if you don't care about giving nurses and midwives the resources to run our hospitals and health services properly or to care for our elderly properly, we can't care properly.”   :( Ms Butler said the ANMF will be launching a new public information campaign in the lead up to the expected July 2 election – focusing on the crucial issues impacting nurses and midwives and the Australian healthcare system. The ANMF, with almost 250,000 members, is the professional and industrial voice for nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing in Australia.

Another great topic from Sir Crook!

Well done making the public aware of injustices!

You will go to heaven when you die!  :)

Now here is a good idea, how about we put the pension age back to 65 years old.  Yes I  know cant afford it.  Got to pay for the new jet fighters and $50 billion dollar submarines somehow.   :(

cods wrote on May 5^th, 2016 at 8:51am:

our piggybank is empty..

Seems its only empty in regards to certain funding!

Tax cuts to the rich ......Plenty in the kitty ......Give them cuts Treasurer
Lower taxes for small business........Plenty in the kitty ......Give them cuts Treasurer
New Submarines.........Plenty in the kitty ......Buy them Treasurer

Lisa Jones wrote on May 5^th, 2016 at 8:46am:

aquascoot wrote on May 5th, 2016 at 8:44am: The superior man eats a healthy diet and exercises. he has little need for health services which are a bottomless pit of spending on those with, mainly, self inflicted injuries. The superior man is such an inspiration to his family and friends, he is so positive in his psychology, he comes at people with such a sense of contribution, that they fight for the honour of having him with them in his old age. If he is a complainer, a taker, a leaner and a scrub (ie if he embodies leftard parasitic behaviours) then they will probably stick him in a nursing home where he can have kerosene baths to get the bed bugs off of him. this is the correct choice by his family. Family members should cut off contact with all complainers, whingers and negative neurotics. They need to quarantine themselves from such toxic people and many elderly are extremely toxic as they have not followed the "path of the superior man" as set out by aquascoot Is that what you do with your older horses?

i do not have any horses which are neurotic, untrustworthy, dangerous, fearful or skittish.
If they exhibit these sorts of behaviours , they are confidently persuaded to start behaving differently.
this results in them leading a very peaceful and happy life.

i am happy to train fearful, neurotic, negative humans as well in "the way of the superior man"

in fact, an ex SAS corporal, on a property near me, has started a program of very vigorous training to help people advance in areas of corporate leadership.
He is getting some of the leading executives from banking and finance and putting them thru week long brutal physical and mental training.

How excellent that the successful people recognise the importance of aggressive methods of self improvement.
How sad for the scrubs who are stuck in medicority  ;)