Re: [ozmidwifery] Brisbane hospitals & alleged discriminatory employment

[Dove, Shona Elizabeth - DOVSE001]

Well said Kim.  Has anyone ever heard of hospital management questioning why OT's, Physios, Lab Technicians etc are not expected to 'cover' patient care in our hospitals when staff shortages occur??  Why DEM's??  Seems some 'professions' are more equal than others! Don't underestimate your own contribution, and that of other B Mids, in facilitating change by dealing with all the 'affiliated rubbish' that goes with being in pioneering roles.  I was trained as a RGON (Registered General & Obstetric Nurse) in the unenlightened 70's in NZ and wouldn't, in my wildest dreams, have pictured what 1990 would bring for women & midwives in NZ.  It is going to happen here (it is happening here) and we are going to be ready for it, even if hospital bureaucracies aren't! Kind Regards,   Shona Dove