#nz healthcare

[ashadowofburnedoutstardust]

Waiting to hear back from the orthopaedic surgeon regarding my wrist

Apparently the A&E (accident and emergency) should have sent me to the hospital to begin with

Give the sides of your wrist a squeeze, and then squeeze it in the middle to find a little bit of a hollow between your bones

Now that the swelling has gone down we can discern that the bones that is supposed to sit next to my thumb is currently sitting in the middle of my wrist

Here's a reason I want to bring this up on an American site

For those who are unaware I was born in and live in New Zealand

After an emergency appointment, three follow-up appointments, 3 different casts, pain relief, 3 x-rays, 2 splints and compression gloves, 2 physiotherapy appointments, and a referral to an orthopaedic surgeon

My total personal costs stand at: $19.50 + $47 + $37 = $103.50 which I owe completely to having a public health system as well as a public liability insurance company run by the government that covers me regardless of whether or not I'm employed in the case of an accident (ACC - Accident Compensation Corporation)

My surgery will not cost me anything except for a very heavily subsidized consultation fee with the surgeon that covers the cost of the appointment

If you do not have access to a public health care system that enables you to get treatment regardless of your financial situation, I expect you to be willing to riot for it

[diazsdimples]

I know people think NZ is a great country or whatever but our government actually fucking sucks right now.

Our healthcare system is already stretched to the limits. We barely manage to provide good and timely service to people. Unless you have health insurance and go with a private hospital, you're likely to be stuck on waiting lists for months-years just to see a specialist. But yeah, laying off staff will fix this for sure. I'm so glad they're doing this to give rich people some nice tax cuts. I hope Christopher Luxon steps on a rusty nail and has to wait in ED for 27 hours for a tetanus shot, the daft cunt

[theinfinitelibrarysystem]

gender affirming care for trans youth on the line in new zealand

No other health service has ever been put to public, non-medical professional opinion like this. it's because we're trans, call it concern all you like but gender affirming care has the least regret rates in the world.

it's blatant transphobia against a group that can't fight back. i don't know where to put this, but it's important. my country is small but right now we have the worst government we've had in a while, people who want to eradicate, and are eradicating, protections for marginalised groups and the environment.

[star-the-car]

how does one move out of the country without having to worry about family? asking for a friend

[nando161mando]

Fifty people injured and 10 taken to hospital when a plane suddenly dropped mid flight.

Turbulence can cause this, but it’s also a Boeing Dreamliner.

Cause as of now undetermined.

[scorpius-rising]

Yes, Universal Basic Income. But Universal Basic Sustenance and Universal Basic Housing first. Otherwise, a Universal Basic Income very quickly becomes Universal Basic Business Subsidy

[feelinprettyblue02]

training myself to need less sleep in case the doctor i’m going to for long term sleep solutions says “you’re 18, fuck no you’re not getting medications” bc i’m also not gonna be able to access the ones i’m taking bc i’m moving out next month

[asagi-asagiri]

The US with ordinary east anglian whites, random midlanders and scots/welsh instead of puritans/quakers/borderlander fundies would have been so much better.

[bucketofdeltav]

I am 100% happy to wait for MOTHERFUCKING TRIAGE. if I'm in A&E at a NZ hospital and I'm waiting, sure, I feel like shit, but I'm basically okay compared to the people going through before me and when I'm eventually seen, I will be treated and sent on my way having paid a total combined sum of jack shit.

Would not waiting be better? Sure! That would be great! Is privatizing healthcare a price I'm willing to pay for that? hell to the fucking no. Fund the hospitals properly. Fund the GPs properly so people can afford to go to a GP instead of A&E.

Sometimes I see people from countries with public healthcare systems post videos that are like “This is the reality of socialized medicine. I had to wait in the ER with my sick baby for 4 hours.” “I had to wait 8 months to see a specialist. That’s egregious.” or “They didn’t have a bed for my loved one in mental health treatment.” and it’s like. Come to America babygirl. You can experience all of this and have your insurance deny it and pay thousands and thousands of dollars for it. Like I know healthcare systems in countries with public health can be bad but when I see someone imply they’re bad because the healthcare is universal, I want to jump through the screen and put my elbow on their throat. “The NHS is deeply flawed, therefore we should abolish it and go back to private healthcare. That will definitely make healthcare in this country better!” I am going to Kill You.

[rachymarie]

We need laws in NZ protecting us from getting those pesky marketing emails we didn't consent to: marketing list, cart reminder, whatever other bullshit they can think of. It's not "converting the sale", it's just turning me into the Incredibly Angry Hulk lol.

And often there is no way to unsubscribe. Grr.

Might do that thing that was suggested in a YouTube video once and make a rule to send all emails that say unsubscribe to a separate folder to be dealt with when spoons.

I even got this super creepy one from a site saying they saw I was browsing and am I still interested in X + Y item - i got the major ick + basically vowed never to buy from them again lol. Plus they cost too much for quality control worse than dropshippers/AliExpress etc.

[ashadowofburnedoutstardust]

I have blocked out their username because they don't typically allow posts from their account to be seen by people who are not logged into the network but this is a very important thing that we need to get some support for

Even if you are outside of New Zealand you are able to make submissions on this, and the more people we have doing so the better off we will be

And yes the current fascist government is attempting to take them away, we need help putting pressure on them to stop them from doing it so if you have a moment, especially if you are speaking from personal experience, we would appreciate your time

Link below:

I did the best with my tags but if you can think of more that will help get the word to the right people please add 🙏

[afainsurancenz]

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[discoveringkristine]

Real Talk from a Healthcare Assistant: Feeling Drained but Staying Strong 💙

Hey friends, just gotta be honest here. Working in healthcare can be exhausting. Lately, I've been feeling drained and worn out.

Big shoutout to all the other healthcare workers out there. You're all incredible! And to our patients, thank you for letting us care for you.

Let's remember to take care of ourselves too, okay? We're a team, and we've got each other's backs! 💙 #HealthcareHeroes #SelfCare

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[always-a-mad-comet]

uh you should support them if you can