I am going to personally email him and the politicians again and again
until I get an affirmative response and I ask that all on this list do the
same!
It is unacceptable, unjust that the only professional to loose
their PI or rather be put outside the realm of accessible when we actually are
not sued that much as we are prevented by an uneven should not be invited let
alone have the meeting biult around this reality!!!
To do otherwise is to
accept injustice and I think we have done enough of that!!
We are the safest
most cost effective and satisfying materniy care practitioner and we do not
get any kind of fair go , nor do the women!!!
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 8:35
PM
Subject: P.I. summit, 23-4-02
Dear list,
I actually tried talking to the office of Kay Patterson re the exclusion
of midwives from this summit, and got directed to Terry Barnes, who I
understand is coordinating the event.
He did confirm that midwifery issues would not be on the agenda of this
meeting, and that there was no plan to address midwifery issues in any future
summit.
What he would offer was that transcripts of the proceedings of this P.I.
summit could be forwarded to me after I contacted him via email.
In the discussion I had with him, he felt that the
recommendations/outcomes of this summit could be applied in part to other
health professionals.
I don't know what the response from this office would be if they received
numerous requests for the transcript of this summit. I presume it should be
made available upon request. I didn't identify myself as a midwife, not that
this should have made any difference.
Terry Barnes can be contacted on 02 62898706.
Perhaps we can contact him and ask if the resulting document from the
23-4-02 summit will be widely available.
Regards,
Lyn.
