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SAAS / Re: Interesting problems with private providers.
« on: April 19, 2010, 10:29:21 PM »
360, I have to ask - why do you have such a chip on your shoulder about these private companies?
This article is from almost a year and a half ago.
I don't see how you can compare private companies doing event work to security guards taking over from police. It's not like these events are public domain work.
It's harder to compare here in SA as we don't have the 'user pays' police system for events like some other states, but in that situation you have to ask, if the security guards were good enough, why would events pay to have police there? So clearly events are happy with these companies, because they're still getting work - and there obviously is a market for it judging by the number that are popping up around the place.
If SAAS were so upset about private companies doing the work, perhaps they should be more competitive with pricing - and surely if these companies were so bad, the events wouldn't use them? It's not exactly a huge industry.
As far as patient transport stuff goes, that's a whole different kettle of fish IMO, and there should be regulation (although from what you've said with regards to getting the licensing etc, there is). Given the stories on here about the EMT mob running around playing emergency service, there should be a lot more scrutiny - both clinical and business management.
This article is from almost a year and a half ago.
I don't see how you can compare private companies doing event work to security guards taking over from police. It's not like these events are public domain work.
It's harder to compare here in SA as we don't have the 'user pays' police system for events like some other states, but in that situation you have to ask, if the security guards were good enough, why would events pay to have police there? So clearly events are happy with these companies, because they're still getting work - and there obviously is a market for it judging by the number that are popping up around the place.
If SAAS were so upset about private companies doing the work, perhaps they should be more competitive with pricing - and surely if these companies were so bad, the events wouldn't use them? It's not exactly a huge industry.
As far as patient transport stuff goes, that's a whole different kettle of fish IMO, and there should be regulation (although from what you've said with regards to getting the licensing etc, there is). Given the stories on here about the EMT mob running around playing emergency service, there should be a lot more scrutiny - both clinical and business management.
