"Pal, Zita (C. Lawrence, MP)" wrote: > > Dear Ms Westbury > > Thank you for your recent email regarding the decision of Guild Insurance > Company to cease its provision of professional indemnity insurance for > independent midwives. > > Like you, I believe that the withdrawal of professional indemnity for > midwives is not just a homebirth issue but also one that has the potential > to deny women the choice in their birthing care. I have written to the > Health Minister Dr Wooldridge outlining my concerns and seeking from him an > assurance that he will take immediate action to protect women's access to > continuity of care with a midwife practitioner. > > In Western Australia, the Health Minster Bob Kucera recently announced that > the Health Department was negotiating with the Community Midwifery Program > to meet the insurance costs until another private provider was found. > Moreover, Federal Labor's reform package for medical indemnity seeks to have > a Senate Inquiry into Nursing to look at options to ensure that home birth > remains a choice for expectant mothers. > > I will contact you again as soon as I get a reply from the Health Minister. > > Yours sincerely > > Dr Carmen Lawrence -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
