Maybe we should Senator Knowles email address and give her the facts.
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[mailto:owner-ozmidwifery;acegraphics.com.au]On Behalf Of Alphia
Possamai
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 5:14 PM
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Subject: [ozmidwifery] Parliament discussion on Indemnity coverage
I thought you all might be interested in the fact that Parliament was
discussing indemnity coverage for private practicing midwives and midwifery
students today. On my way home from work I was listening to ABC radio and
lo and behold there it was. A Senator Ridgeway (please excuse my spelling)
gave an accurate picture of the dire circumstances that Australian society
is facing in relation to the indemnity crisis. He quoted the WHO and NMAP
and was an obvious supporter of midwives. The next speaker was a Senator
Knowles (spelling again I am not sure of)- I am not sure of who she is- but
I do know that she is from WA. Unfortunately her discussion stemmed around
that she believed it was not the responsibility of the central or national
goverment but rather the states themselves to supply assistance to
midwives. She also went on to say that the reason this small amount of
midwives was not being covered was because the insurance companies viewed
them as too risky. Needless to say the driver in front of me believed I
was conducting some form of private roadrage. I arrived home before much
else was divulged. For those of you who are interested I am sure the
transcripts will be available tomorrow onthe following
website: www.aph.gov.au I believe if you go to Hansard Transcripts there
will be something ready. What frustrated me was the purely economic
rationality that Senator Knowles was proposing. She neglected to point out
how the neglect to provide indemnity coverage for the above mentioned
midwives was going to affect the population of Australian society. the
restrictions that it actually causes.Anyway I thought I would pass it
on.
Take care everyone
Regards
Alphia
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