Everyone agrees that serious changes are needed in healthcare and social services, but no one knows where to find the resources. Here is the way!

1. Copyright Dr. Rick Steele 2014 www.rick-steele.com
The basic model
Healthy Dead
RESOURCES
Self treatment
GP visit
Hospital
admission
As people become ill, they start
to use money on over the counter
drugs, health supplements and so
on. When they visit their doctor, costs
take a hike up. When the doctor sees
a need to admit to hospital, costs sky-
rocket.

2. The basic model
Healthy Dead
RESOURCES
Self treatment
GP visit
Hospital
admission
If one could identify only 10% of
hospital admissions that could have
been avoided if the resources were
available in the primary sector to
diagnose and treat the patient, a great
windfall of resources could be mobil-
ized to the primary sector.
Copyright Dr. Rick Steele 2014 www.rick-steele.com

3. The basic model
Healthy Dead
RESOURCES
Self treatment
GP visit
Hospital
admission
10% is very easy, and 20% can be
achieved with little ado.
Copyright Dr. Rick Steele 2014 www.rick-steele.com

4. The basic model
Healthy Dead
RESOURCES
Self treatment
GP visit
Hospital
admission
With the right expertise and attitude,
it is not difficlut to identify 35% of
hospital bed days that can be taken
care of in the primary sector, thus
mulitiplying the available reseouces
available in the primary sector many
fold!
Copyright Dr. Rick Steele 2014 www.rick-steele.com