I advise Liberals everywhere to use Ms. Jackson's letter as a call to health delivery reform arms.
More importantly, I strongly urge Liberals across Canada, including in Alberta, to recruit Mr. Duckett and Ms. Jackson to the cause of orienting health care delivery to be a patient driven service, enabling demand to lead where health care should go. Please don't insist they take a blood oath to become Liberals. Instead, respect their knowledge and ability by offering to engage them in the never ending effort to make health care more relevant, effective and efficient for the user/payers.
Stephen Duckett came to Alberta with interesting credentials. His strong public health background might have been the perfect camouflage for a cynical move back to the future where low income people could pay for health care by bringing chickens to the clinic, were they allowed to raise them in the backyard.
Mr. Duckett's wife is upset with his firing as any wife might be under any circumstances. However, she doesn't waste her breath simply leveling a blast at the powers that fired him. She delivers a considered essay describing the dysfunctionality at work and points to better ways of delivering a responsive, responsible patient driven health care system.
Ms. Jackson nails it! Well written, thoughtful letter with many clues to finding a meaningful roadmap to the future of healthcare everywhere, including Alberta.
Alberta made a mistake firing health boss, says Stephen Duckett's wife
Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Alberta+made+mistake+firing+health+boss+says+Stephen+Duckett+wife/3916229/story.html#ixzz170rZJYVv
LETTER: Firing my husband was a big mistake, Alberta
Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/LETTER+Firing+husband+mistake+Alberta/3916269/story.html#ixzz170rkrCTY
Thank you Ms. Jackson.
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