Title: URGENT - Support Midwives Canberra Rally Tuesday 23 April 12 Noon
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I will be there and any one who wants a lift from
Parramatta to canberra and back call me
Denise Hynd
(02) 9686 4213
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:27
PM
Subject: URGENT - Support Midwives
Canberra Rally Tuesday 23 April 12 Noon
Hello All
I guess this is the
proverbial ‘straw to break the Camel’s back’.
The Fed Health Minister
has declined to invite the Australian College of Midwives to be represented at
the Professional Indemnity Summit, to be held at Parliament House Canberra on
Tuesday 23 April, yes next Tuesday. As most of you know midwives are the only
health professionals without professional indemnity cover (effective 30 May
02). Midwives also account for the greatest number of health
professionals in maternity services (including all hospital midwives who are
not affected by the insurance crisis). The Federal Government is
discounting 15 years of state and federal enquiries and a wealth of literature
that states midwives as the most appropriate and cost effective carer for the
vast majority of pregnant women, those who are healthy!
I know this is
an ask but we need a rally, doesn’t need to be huge but close to 50 would be
great (the bigger the better). The Gov is saying in this action that
midwives are not players in maternity service provision in this country and
God help us achieving anything if we can’t even get observer status at a
meeting!! The beauty of this opportunity is that it is a national event and we
can piggyback on national media (of which I’m already lining up) so please if
you do anything, jump in a car or get to Canberra anyway you can.
I am
happy to act as a co-ordinator so if you can come let me know, also give me
your details and if you have a car and can provide a lift and from where etc
etc. PS I know babies and pregnant bellies get tired at rallies but
we need as many of both as we can get (I’m lucky to have
both)!!!!!!
You will need to be in Canberra at Parliament House by
12 noon, Tuesday April 23.
Thanks
Justine
Caines
Maternity Coalition Contact details:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or (02) 6238
1041
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
or (02) 6238 1041
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