Re: A Breaktrhough in the ACT
Dear Barb Justine, Many congrats on the breakthrough! Hopefully your meeting implementation will go well. Keep up to good work! Jen BMid student, Melbourne --- Vernon at Stringybark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all, For those of you who have not already heard the news - a breakthrough in the ACT happened last Wed. Maternity Coalition has secured a meeting with the ACT Health minister to discuss development and implementation of this proposal, but for a few days at least, we're enjoying the fruits of 8 months of hard lobbying. regards Barb Vernon and Justine Caines. __ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Re: A Breaktrhough in the ACT
Great news well deserved for hard work commitment. I hope that your aims are achieved as it could mean a precedent for others of us working to cahnge our own maternity services. Please keep us informed good luck. Liz McCall - Original Message - From: Vernon at Stringybark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ozmid [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 10:09 PM Subject: A Breaktrhough in the ACT Dear all, For those of you who have not already heard the news - a breakthrough in the ACT happened last Wed. Maternity Coalition has secured a meeting with the ACT Health minister to discuss development and implementation of this proposal, but for a few days at least, we're enjoying the fruits of 8 months of hard lobbying. regards Barb Vernon and Justine Caines. -- Forwarded Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 17:23:11 +1000 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Government Looks To Expand Midwifery Program ACT Government's Ministerial Media Release Service The following media release has been supplied in a text only format. The full text of the release is provided below. Title : Government Looks To Expand Midwifery Program Minister : Mr Jon Stanhope GOVERNMENT LOOKS TO EXPAND MIDWIFERY PROGRAM The Government will pursue a plan to expand Canberra Hospital's midwifery program to help overcome insurance problems, Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope, said today. Mr Stanhope told the Legislative Assembly the Government was keen to help independent midwives find a solution to their insurance crisis. The current problems in the insurance industry have resulted in independent midwives simply being unable to obtain professional indemnity insurance, he said. This is unfair for the midwives. It seems to be totally unrelated to claims' experience, and solely related to the insurance industry's decision to withdraw from providing certain types of business. The Government tried to find insurance for midwives. My Department fully investigated the possibility but cannot find it for them in Australia at this time. At the same time, we know many women want access to birthing services outside the traditional hospital setting. I have asked my Department to work with the Canberra Midwifery Program at the Hospital on the development of proposals to extend the midwifery led care in that Program to include homebirth as an option. This is still in the planning stage, and there will need to be consultation with the community. But it is an exciting prospect, and one that will provide equality of access to homebirth for women who are public patients, Mr Stanhope said. Released: Wednesday 8 May 2002 Inquiries: Greg Friedewald: (02) 6205 0434(w)(02) 6231 0993 (h) 0408 680 471(m) ACT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ___ -- End of Forwarded Message -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
A Breaktrhough in the ACT
Dear all, For those of you who have not already heard the news - a breakthrough in the ACT happened last Wed. Maternity Coalition has secured a meeting with the ACT Health minister to discuss development and implementation of this proposal, but for a few days at least, we're enjoying the fruits of 8 months of hard lobbying. regards Barb Vernon and Justine Caines. -- Forwarded Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 17:23:11 +1000 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Government Looks To Expand Midwifery Program ACT Government's Ministerial Media Release Service The following media release has been supplied in a text only format. The full text of the release is provided below. Title : Government Looks To Expand Midwifery Program Minister : Mr Jon Stanhope GOVERNMENT LOOKS TO EXPAND MIDWIFERY PROGRAM The Government will pursue a plan to expand Canberra Hospital's midwifery program to help overcome insurance problems, Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope, said today. Mr Stanhope told the Legislative Assembly the Government was keen to help independent midwives find a solution to their insurance crisis. The current problems in the insurance industry have resulted in independent midwives simply being unable to obtain professional indemnity insurance, he said. This is unfair for the midwives. It seems to be totally unrelated to claims' experience, and solely related to the insurance industry's decision to withdraw from providing certain types of business. The Government tried to find insurance for midwives. My Department fully investigated the possibility but cannot find it for them in Australia at this time. At the same time, we know many women want access to birthing services outside the traditional hospital setting. I have asked my Department to work with the Canberra Midwifery Program at the Hospital on the development of proposals to extend the midwifery led care in that Program to include homebirth as an option. This is still in the planning stage, and there will need to be consultation with the community. But it is an exciting prospect, and one that will provide equality of access to homebirth for women who are public patients, Mr Stanhope said. Released: Wednesday 8 May 2002 Inquiries: Greg Friedewald: (02) 6205 0434(w)(02) 6231 0993 (h) 0408 680 471(m) ACT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ___ -- End of Forwarded Message -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
