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Dear Alana, thanks to yourself and others in ACMI who, like all of us
are fighting the looming insurance crisis.
One measure that would ensure immediate relief for some of us would be to
IMMEDIATELY remove the requirement for indemnity insurance in the Accreditation
requirements. This sounds simplistic but would assist those women who
currently employ midwives for homebirths where their health funds only require
ACMI accreditation. They only require it because WE put it forward as
proof of STANDARDS of midwifery care. My standards haven't changed
because the Guild insurance company saw my contribution to their finances as
insignificant. This decision shouldn't be held up in long drawn out
committee deciion making. Do it NOW and lets see if it helps those
birthing women. Sincerely, Mary Murphy FACM
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 7:46
PM
Subject: Health Ministers
Hello Midwives, the College has also written off
to the health minister. We agree with the listers, you have to
continually lobby the Ministers and write many letters to gain their
attention. We hope to get Midwifery on the AHMAC agenda for next month.
We look forward to the public meeting in Sydney tomorrow and invite one and
all to join us there. Perhaps those ministers and politicians who are
monitoring this chatline would like to show themselves at the meeting tomorrow
evening. You are invited. One thing is for sure, your wives,
daughters, sisters and friends will all need or meet a midwife during their
lifetime. You should too..We would be pleased to meet you there and
share with you information about midwives and midwifery.
Alana Street, RM FACM,
Executive
Officer,
Australian College of Midwives Incorporated,
1st. Floor, 3
Bowen Crescent,
Melbourne, 3000.
Tel: 03 98045071 or 1300
360480
Fax: 03 98 661370
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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