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ATTENTION PRIVATE HEALTH FUND MEMBERS: A new hospital facility fee will apply from November 26 at local Healthscope private hospitals to cover the insurer shortfall from some private health funds. To see if you're affected and what you can do to avoid the fee visit https://lnkd.in/gGph7JiJ

AVOID THE INSURER SHORTFALL FROM NOV 26. Some private health insurers aren't properly funding local private hospitals. That's why a new hospital facility fee may apply when you next visit a local Healthscope private hospital. Find out of your health fund is affected and what you can do to avoid the fee, visit https://lnkd.in/gGph7JiJ

ATTENTION BUPA HEALTH FUND MEMBERS: A new hospital facility fee will apply from November 26 at local Healthscope private hospitals to cover the insurer shortfall. To see if you're affected and what you can do to avoid the fee visit insurershortfall.com.au #ProtectYourHospitals

ATTENTION BUPA HEALTH FUND MEMBERS: A new hospital facility fee will apply from November 26 at local Healthscope private hospitals to cover the insurer shortfall. To see if you're affected and what you can do to avoid the fee visit insurershortfall.com.au #ProtectYourHospitals

Is your private health insurer about to cost you even more? To see if your health fund is affected by the insurer shortfall, and how you can avoid the new fee, visit https://lnkd.in/gGph7JiJ

The Sydney Clinic has recently welcomed Dr Farzaan Mehta to their consulting suites. Dr Farzaan Mehta (MBBS, FRANZCP) is a consultant psychiatrist with experience in the management of a variety of psychiatric conditions and is available to assess and manage diverse patient presentations from ages 17-65 years. Dr Mehta is interested in supporting patients with: - Mood Disorders - Anxiety Disorders - Perinatal Psychiatry - Womens Mental Health - Psychotic Disorders and - Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders. Dr Mehta will work with both inpatients and outpatients. Admission referrals can be sent through to our clinical team at TSC.admissions@healthscope.com.au Or for outpatient appointments contact our suites on 02 8362 2444 or email a referral through to tscrooms@healthscope.com.au

🌟 Happy Week 2 of Mental Health Month! 🌟 We’re excited to keep the momentum going as we share more tips for mindfulness this week. 🧘♀️✨ Mindfulness is all about being present and fully engaged in the moment, and it can make a world of difference to our mental well-being. Here are some simple tips you can try - one for each weekday! 💜 #mentalhealthmonth #wmhd24 #meaningfulconnectionsmatter Mental Health Australia Healthscope 

Some health insurers benefit from people not regularly shopping around. They also benefit from not properly funding local private hospitals. Put them on notice by comparing your health insurance for free: www.privatehealth.gov.au #ProtectYourHospitals

Today the NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey published an article "Private insurers short-changing hospitals and the state". Does this relate to how (some) Private Health Insurers & Private Hospitals not being adequately funded? YES and NO... The article is actually about how NSW Public Hospitals aren't being paid adequately by some private health insurers. So this relates to “private in public patients”. This isn't surprising, anyone who has seen The Protect Your Hospitals campaign should appreciate that the core issue is; Funds Increase fees to patients (premiums) > private health funds not paying hospitals corresponding increases (passing on the increase fully) = them retaining the difference as profit or spending on things that aren't private patients care in hospitals. The surprising thing is that I hadn’t considered that this would have also applied to Public Hospitals. Here are my thoughts/opinions on the article; - Having private patients treated within public hospitals is actually an element of the problem. With growing wait lists, bed blockages, emergency ramping, and staffing issues - the public hospital system really needs to reconsider the extent of private patients being treated in public hospitals. It's what private hospitals exist for. - Hypothetically, if 25-30% of all public hospital admissions are "private in public patients", even shifting say 10-20% of that work to private hospitals would help to both relieve issues in the public, and assist private workloads/sustainability - Private hospitals are struggling; entire private hospitals have shut down - and in some places services have had to close. - “It is only right that those who profit from our public hospitals pay their fair share". True, in a way it's the same fight; hospitals seeking to be fairly paid. The nebulous part is when you consider how/why private patients are being treated within a public facility + what is the level of reliance on this system/funds to maintain public health services(?). - I'm not taking a shot at the exceptional care and quality of services provided in the public system, but fundamentally if fair is fair, private patients should be seen in private hospitals. - The cost of a public bed (private room in a public) was $1,075 per night. That’s within the ballpark of private rates, so it’s nice to get some context. - "Their threat to increase premiums is undermined by the 44 private health funds who already do pay the agreed rate." Chefs Kiss. Perfect. - Overall, I welcome more awareness, more conversation, and again think that it's in working together we can best care for patients. - P.S. I really hate news articles being LOCKED BEHIND PAY WALLS. Important issues, our elected official's opinion, should be freely and readily accessible to all! LINK TO READ ARTICLE: https://lnkd.in/gPAKQqtw #PrivateHospitals #PrivateHealthcare #ProtectYourHospitals

Now is the time to shop around for a better deal on your private health insurance. You could save $heaps. Some funds work in alliance to not properly fund local private hospitals. Compare your health insurance for free: www.privatehealth.gov.au #ProtectYourHospitals