Dear Jan, You stated: >One major Sydney hospital is now working towards getting funding for >homebirths so that the IPMs will be paid as contractors for each birth >conducted on behalf of the local Area Health Service. If this proposal >eventuates, the IPMs will have PI insurance from the same government >source as the employed midwives whenever they provide birthing services on >behalf of the Area Health Service.
I would be very interested to know which hospital this is. I think this is wonderful- I was beginning to become very disinchanted with the whole system! Take care Alphia Alphia Garrety (Ba. Hons.) PhD. Candidate School of Sociology and Justice Studies Bankstown Campus, University of Western Sydney UWS Locked Bag 1797 South Penrith Distribution Centre NSW 1797 Australia Phone: 02 97726628 Fax: 02 97726584 -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
