>Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 14:57:43 +1000
>To: Kathleen Fahy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>From: Kerry McGovern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: QLD midwives
>In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>Hi Kathleen
>It was a rumour. During the year all health professional registration
boards are reviewed by Treasury. The National Competition Policy is a
commonwealth policy. The funding to the state depends on the state meeting
national competition policies. Jim may be the last one to know, though
you'd think he'd keep a sharp eye on the review.
>There's a Qld Competition Authority. John Hall is the CEO. He may know.
>Cheers!
>Kerry
>
>At 02:33 PM 7/6/99 +1000, you wrote:
>>Dear Kerry,
>>
>>I have not heard of amalgamating the boards. Are you saying this is Federal
>>Government Policy. Based on recent discussions with Jim O'Dempsey it
>>doesn't seem to on their agenda. I did discuss with him midwifery's desire
>>for a separate board and he said it would make little difference to QNC
>>because most midwives were also nurses. He went on to say that in Britain
>>their experience with direct entry midwifery was that the majority of
>>graduates go on to become registered nurses as well.
>>
>>Kathleen
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Kerry McGovern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 11:09
>>To: Kathleen Fahy; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: RE: QLD midwives
>>
>>
>>Kathleen
>>Just a general comment!!!
>>The QNC has to, by law, investigate every complaint received. They have no
>>ability to ascertain whether a complaint is without substance unless they
>>investigate.
>>Along this line....do you know what's happening with the health
>>professionals registation boards? Is it true that they are all being
>>amalgamated into one??? Including Physios etc? I believe it's part of the
>>National Competition Policy review of health professional boards.
>>We do really need to keep up to speed with political and administrative and
>>legal developments. If this is so, then how will midwifery fare under such
>>a system??? What do midwives PLAN to do and how is their plan informed by
>>women's needs??
>>Just in case you had nought to think about!
>>Cheers!
>>Kerry
>>
>>At 10:41 AM 7/6/99 +1000, you wrote:
>>>Dear Marina,
>>>This is yucky. I never hear of witch hunts to track down medicos who are
>>>derelict, negligent or abusive to women. Who is behind this? Is it the
>>QNC
>>>or are they responding to a complaint. Who is making the complaint?
>>Aren't
>>>complaints made against obstetricians or are they just kept quiet?
>>>
>>>I don't expect you to have all the answers but I do want to know why this
>>is
>>>happening.
>>>
>>>Kathleen Fahy
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: HomeMidwifery Association [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 1:18
>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Subject: Re: QLD midwives
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Hello there all,
>>>
>>>Here in sunny, forward thinking QLD (cough, splutter!), there is news of
>>yet
>>>
>>>another midwife going before the tribunal (QNC) in relation to a birth at
>>>which she assisted many years ago.
>>>
>>>The primary care midwife at the birth has already been before the tribunal
>>>and retired rather than be subjected to restricted practice.
>>>
>>>feeling very frustrated,
>>>
>>>Marina
>>>
>>>----Original Message Follows----
>>>From: CATHY AND NIGEL BOCK AND DUNCAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>To: Kathleen Fahy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, oz midwifery
>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>Subject: Re: direct entry
>>>Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 07:25:46 -0700 (PDT)
>>>
>>>I think the real trial in our sites has to be a Queensland Midwives
>>>Council and all the rest will follow. It is a terrible thing to have
>>>ones profession governed by another largely unrelated and disinterested
>>>profession. A future for the ACMI if only it knew!
>>>nigel again.
>>>
>>>
>>>--- Kathleen Fahy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> > I had a nice talk with Nicky Leap about the
>>> > possibility of developing direct
>>> > entry midwifery courses around Australia.
>>> >
>>> > In Queensland, who can become a midwife is
>>> > controlled by the Nursing Act
>>> > by-law.
>>> >
>>> > Entry to midwifery courses is restricted to
>>> > registered nurses. This is
>>> > section 23 Nursing By-law 1993.
>>> >
>>> > By-laws can be changed by the QNC council after
>>> > consultation; including with
>>> > workforce planning and with the government.
>>> >
>>> > I discussed this with Jim O'Dempsey (executive
>>> > officer) of QNC. He suggests
>>> > that he believes that no state will go it alone and
>>> > that this is a national
>>> > issue. He believes that no state will go it alone
>>> > and if they are
>>> > considering offering direct entry then they will
>>> > discuss it with other
>>> > states through the ANCI.
>>> >
>>> > Do you know what controls entry to midwifery
>>> > education in your state?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Dr. Kathleen Fahy
>>> > Associate Professor
>>> > Midwifery Co-ordinator
>>> > University Southern Queensland
>>> > 07 46312377
>>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> >
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