RE: [ozmidwifery] caseload

2005-01-22 Thread Dawn Worgan
Title: Message Dear Sally, I was in the caseload model at the Angliss in Victoria until it's demise. I have dug out an old pay slip, after about a year of recording all our hours the 5 of us were very similar on the number of weekends nights etc, we negotiated an annualised salary of 54,178

[ozmidwifery] New Matilda

2005-01-22 Thread Justine Caines
Title: New Matilda Dear All There is a progressive website, incorporating an on-line journal called New Matilda, run by John Menadue.  He invited Tracy Reibel (co author of NMAP) to write a piece on the need for maternity service reform.  It is important to kick start some discussion (and deba

RE: [ozmidwifery] caseload

2005-01-22 Thread Sally Westbury
So the next question is do people who have worked in caseload models feel that they were being paid fairly for their on call commitment?   Sally Westbury Homebirth Midwife   "It takes courage to remain a true advocate for women, challenging authority and sacrificing social and professi

Re: [ozmidwifery] caseload

2005-01-22 Thread simsarch
I am working at the women's and children's hospital in Adelaide in a caseload model which has been running now for a year. My pay is the base rate + 30 %. This is to cover the on call and penalties, and extra responsibility.  We get 6 weeks holiday per year. The caseload is 4 women per month

RE: [ozmidwifery] caseload

2005-01-22 Thread Kim Stead
Hi Sally   I've just returned from a very quick trip back to NZ.  I was told by a colleague that the caseload midwives (well all midiwives acutally had just recieved a 30% pay increase!!).  Caseload are now paying an annual salary of $75,000.  I think there are 4 of them, working in pairs and

Re: [ozmidwifery] caseload

2005-01-22 Thread sally
Title: Message Congratulations,Dawn,   I'll see you there, have also just taken a postion as ANUM at Casey, will be leaving Monash at last!!   Sally - Original Message - From: Dawn Worgan To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 10:30 P

Re: [ozmidwifery] VBACs

2005-01-22 Thread Judy Chapman
Hi Dierdre, Mareeba Hospital maternity is not a birth centre but being a small rural hospital could be considered a 'low risk' centre. Our tertiary hospital is Cairns Base Hospital, an hour's drive away. We are required to refer all high risk women there but we do have facilities for emergency CS

Re: [ozmidwifery] VBACs

2005-01-22 Thread Judy Chapman
Hi Dierdre, Mareeba Hospital maternity is not a birth centre but being a small rural hospital could be considered a 'low risk' centre. Our tertiary hospital is Cairns Base Hospital, an hour's drive away. We are required to refer all high risk women there but we do have facilities for emergency CS (

Re: [ozmidwifery] VBACs

2005-01-22 Thread Judy Chapman
Hi Dierdre, Mareeba Hospital maternity is not a birth centre but being a small rural hospital could be considered a 'low risk' centre. Our tertiary hospital is Cairns Base Hospital, an hour's drive away. We are required to refer all high risk women there but we do have facilities for emergency CS