Yes Denise, he is involved. Judy --- Denise Hynd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Judy > > Have you got MC Qld involed > Bruce Teakle is the branch president as cc here > > Denise Hynd > > "Let us support one another, not just in philosophy but in > action, for the > sake of freedom for all women to choose exactly how and by > whom, if by > anyone, our bodies will be handled." > > - Linda Hes > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judy Chapman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 7:42 PM > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Mareeba Maternity > > > > Hi Jennifairy, > > Cheryl resigned several months ago. She has worked > tirelessly at > > the hospital for, I think, around 15 years and those years > of > > call on top of having a young family have just burned her > out. > > Her children are of an age where they need ferrying to > cricket > > etc etc on the weekends, school stuff and the rest of it > that > > mothers need to be involved with with their families. > > She is absolutely mortified that her decision has resulted > in > > such turmoil. None of the GP's in town do private > obstetrics. > > Some will do antenatal care for some or most of the > pregnancy > > but send the women to book publicly with us or go to the > private > > hospital in Cairns. > > She has worked closely with our unit to try to help set up a > > satisfactory arrangement for when she had gone. I think > > initially there was hope that we could replace her but sadly > it > > has not happened. > > I totally agree at the unprofessional way we were told. Even > our > > NUM was only notified either at or a couple of minutes prior > to > > the meeting. Lines have been running hot, one needs an > > appointment to get to a phone at the moment. Mothers and > > husbands and midwives etc have been emailing and ringing > MP's, > > the Premier's office and anything they can think of. I > suspect > > there will be a good turnout. We are attempting to ring > every > > woman currently booked with us to let them know and it was > > announced on the local news tonight. Apparently it will be > in > > the local rag tomorrow. > > Someone has found out that one of the greatest stumbling > blocks > > are the two doctors in Atherton that want their hospital to > be > > the "hub" of the tableland, they have vetoed the suggestion > of a > > birth centre outright. We are not letting that lie. If this > was > > not a public forum you would blush at some of the names > bandied > > around. > > Now I must go to bed, off tonight after 4 nights and only 2 > hrs > > sleep this morning. I can hear my bed calling ever more > loudly. > > Thank you all for your support. > > Cheers > > Judy > > > > --- Jennifairy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> How awful for the women who were intending to birth there, > & > >> for you & > >> the other the staff working there for the PTB's at the > >> Hospital to put > >> out a media release & have a 'last minute' meeting as the > only > >> > >> communication on this issue. Not 'professional', or caring > in > >> any way of > >> the consequences of this decision to you & the other people > >> who will > >> suffer from it. > >> Was this a 'snap decision' by this Dr to go into private > >> practice? Was > >> there no dicussion beforehand that things were going to > change > >> & how to > >> deal with it when it did? > >> So now the only women *allowed* to birth at Mareeba will be > >> this Dr's > >> private clients? > >> I so hope that you all as a community can use this > opportunity > >> to set up > >> a fabulous midwifery-led service to provide an alternative > to > >> this Dr > >> who seems to have no regard for those women who will not be > >> his/her clients! > >> Hopefully there will be a great turn-out at this rally from > >> all the > >> women who have already had their babies with you & the > other > >> wonderful > >> midwives there - its amazing what a bunch of angry women > can > >> acheive! > >> Please keep us posted on how it goes, & if I can offer > >> anything in the > >> way of support please let me know. > >> cheers > >> jennifairy > >> > >> > >> Maternity Ward Mareeba Hospital wrote: > >> > >> > We have put in a submission to operate as a freestanding > >> birth centre > >> > but only God knows where that has gone. > >> > I am on night shift and having a class out of town as > soon > >> as I was up > >> > I did not even see the news. It was left to a friend to > tell > >> me at > >> > 2100 that I might not have a job!!!. Those staff that > were > >> phoned were > >> > given 25 minutes to get into work for a meeting and the > >> announcment > >> > that we may not have births here. > >> > Now that I am at work I see the print out of the media > >> release. We > >> > will be able to do antenatal and postnatal care. Big > deal. > >> They keep > >> > talking about safety to the baby but seem to have no idea > >> that > >> > birthing on the road to another place is not safe. Here > is a > >> sentence > >> > from the release "The priority is to ensure women > experience > >> a safe > >> > environment in which to give birth supported by > >> appropriately > >> > qualified medical and nursing staff." They just don't get > >> it! Cairns > >> > Base Hospital is having trouble managing the births from > >> Cairns and > >> > the high risk from the whole of Cape York. Atherton > Hospital > >> has had > >> > its proper maternity unit closed because of lead in the > >> paint. They > >> > now have a poky little spot at the end of a surgical > ward. I > >> believe > >> > they only have 4 or 5 postnatal beds. No bath, no > pressure > >> in the > >> > water from the shower. Terrible statistics. Apparently > that > >> is safer > >> > than here. Midwives don't want to stay there. > >> > Here we have midwives who have worked hard for the last > 12 > >> years to > >> > make this place what it is, a good example of midwifery > >> model of care. > >> > None of these have been consulted. The women have not > been > >> consulted. > >> > After all, they are obviously not qualified to make a > choice > >> for the > >> > safety of themselves and their babies. > >> > They reckon it will only be for up to six mohths. I am > not > >> sure what > >> > will happen then, they have been unable to replace our > very > >> able Med > >> > Super when he retired early last year. > >> > We have the Mayor and council supporting us and it seems > the > >> phones > >> > were running hot (as I and several other midwives > remained > >> blissfully > >> > unaware of our fate) to MP's etc. There is a rally in > town > >> on thursday. > >> > Pardon my rambling, I am tired and very very upset. > >> > Judy > >> > > >> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/09/05 10:48pm >>> > >> > Is this not the time for Qld to its first midwife led > >> maternity > >> > service in Mareeba?? > >> > Denise Hynd > >> > > >> > "Let us support one another, not just in philosophy but > in > >> action, for > >> > the sake of freedom for all women to choose exactly how > and > >> by whom, > >> > if by anyone, our bodies will be handled." > >> > > >> > �?" Linda Hes > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > *From:* Judy Chapman <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > *To:* [email protected] > >> > <mailto:[email protected]> > >> > *Sent:* Monday, May 09, 2005 7:51 PM > >> > *Subject:* [ozmidwifery] Mareeba Maternity > >> > > >> > Mareeba midwives are in mourning. With our most > >> experienced Dr > >> > going into private practice we have been told today > that > >> we may > >> > not do any more births after friday. We can still do > >> antenatal and > >> > postnatal care. > >> > I have not yet been to work today so I had to find > out > >> from the > >> > local news!!! > >> > We will keep you posted. > >> > Judy > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > Find local movie times and trailers on *Yahoo! > Movies.* > >> > > >> > > > <http://au.rd.yahoo.com/mail/tagline/*http://au.movies.yahoo.com> > >> > > >> > > >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > No virus found in this incoming message. > >> > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >> > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.6 - Release > >> Date: 6/05/2005 > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > *********************************************************************************** > >> > This email, including any attachments sent with it, is > >> confidential > >> > and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). 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