Some of my patients live >3,000kms from tertiary level care. Explains (partly) the struggle to close the gap re: indigenous health, in Oz...
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We're dying under the NHS just five minutes distance and two weeks access away from one.
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If people value their health so much maybe they can move closer to docs? Without massive rural subsidies why would docs practice rural?
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There's a reason US offers loan forgiveness to practicing in rural areas. And still underserved. Don't think way around it. Should move away
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Or accept that you won't get top tier care without the density of a city that allows for tier 1 hospital systems
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how can we ensure doctor-service is locally available
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By calculating distance between clinics, drawing a radius of service and then calculating distances of separation between service circles
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Actually - maybe they should. It's just one of the consequences to living outside societal safety nets.
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Understandable in a developing country, but the way the
#nhs is crumbling in the UK, so called#postcodelottery can mean life or death!!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Obviously, some have not visited Alaska. Access is limited and they love their isolation. It is not a perfect world. It isn't about mileage.
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As a true TEDster you've broken my heart. Congrats.
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