I came across a paper today that made me reflect on the financial repercussions that female surgeons face for the very qualities that make them exceptional in their field.
In Australia, surgeons are compensated based on a fee-per-service model, where the longer they spend with a patient, the lower their income.
It's fascinating to consider how our funding system incentivises practices that we already know are less safe, and result in higher complication rates, which ultimately incur additional costs.
An incredibly obvious parallel between this, and the expectations imposed on mental health professionals within the context of the better access scheme......
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