At 22:10 5/07/99 +0100, you wrote: >UK midwives and consumers mailing list. ARM website address: - http://www.radmid.demon.co.uk/midwives.html > >Hi All, >The latest in the seemingly never-ending Ann Kelly saga...... >Monica O'Connor >Home Birth Assoc. of Irl. > >---------- > >> Subject: Latest news from the Ann kelly Support Group >> Date: 05 July 1999 15:49 >> >> Latest news from the Ann kelly Support Group >> >> Fitness to Practise Inquiry adjourned on Friday, June >> 25 1999 until the end of September. >> >> Board appeals against the Supreme Court decision to >> lift the injunction. >> >> The long-running inquiry into complaints against the >> home birthmidwife, Ann >> Kelly, was adjourned for three months today after >> sitting for just one week. >> The Nursing Board's Fitness to Practise Committee is >> investigating >> complaints made two years ago by the National >> Maternity Hospital in Holles >> Street in Dublin, alleging undue delay in bringing a >> mother to hospital >> after a long labour. >> This is the latest development in the long running >> saga involving the Dublin >> home birth midwife Ann Kelly and the Nursing Board, >> the body that regulates >> nursing. It is now over two years since the Board got >> a High court >> injunction suspending the midwife from carrying out >> home births while the >> Board investigated the complaints made by the National >> Maternity hospital >> against her. Following a lengthy court battle >> involving the High court and >> Supreme Court, the injunction was lifted last month >> and Ms Kelly is now >> allowed to deliver babies pending the outcome of the >> Fitness to Practice Inquiry. The Board has since >> appealed against the lifting of the injunction. >> >> The Inquiry has sat in camera three times in the past >> two years. It sat for >> the third time at the end of June. It was >> unexpectedly adjourned until the end >> of September, to enable the evidence of expert >> witnesses to be assessed. Ms >> Kelly's evidence has not yet been heard. >> >> >> >> >> === >> From: Dave Ray >> 72 Musard Road >> London >> W6 8NW >> email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> H 0171 381 0299 Wed,Fri >> W 0171 892 8925 Mon,Tue,Thur >> _________________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >> > > >______________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/ > > ******************************************************************************** Denise Hynd, Midwife, Lactation Consultant in Private Practice 173 Wilding Street, Doubleview (Perth) WA 6018 Phone (08) 9446 1917 Email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> **************************************************************************** **** -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
