dear Sally The women of homebirth vic miss you why not pay the$250 and do
more births lol jan
- Original Message -
From: Sally Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: Nurses Board of Vic
Now I am really concerned! I attend one homebirth a year, I am not insured
and would not be able to afford to pay PI insurance on that one birth, it
would make it financially unworthwhile. So now what do I do? Open to
suggestions.
Regards Sally
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From: Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 9:26 PM
Subject: RE: Nurses Board of Vic
Dear Bronni
It's great to hear of your meeting in Healesville.
I'll have a go at answering your questions. Although I am a member of
the
Board (I think I'm the only one on this list), I am also finding the
whole
PI insurance issue very difficult.
The Victorian Nurses Act 1993 has recently been amended, and the
amendments
have come into effect 1 Nov.
The new section 5 (3) (d) states:
[The Board] may require the applicant [for registration] to provide
evidence that the applicant is or will be covered by professional
indemnity
insurance that meets the minimum terms and conditions set out in
guidelines
of the Board.
Does this mean the Board can deregister someone (ie an independent
midwife)
who is not insured? It probably does. I have been assured that it's a
DISCRETIONARY power - but even that doesn't make me feel very
comfortable.
It will probably begin to take effect as people apply for endorsement
as
Nurse Practitioners, if they want to work outside the hospital system.
(for those in other places, the NP endorsement will enable a person to
have
extended practices - prescribe, order tests, refer to specialists.)
I believe we need to get insurance. ACMI members would have received a
discussion paper and ballot to return, so that we can choose option 1 or
option 2. I and other independent midwives look forward to resolution
of
that issue, as it's the only insurance on offer at the moment. I hope
AHMAC (health ministers advisory c'tee) under whatever new government
gets
up on Saturday will set up a system of no-fault insurance similar to
what's
done in NZ. I see no future with spiralling costs for insurance.
Doctors who belong to the Medical Defence Association of Victoria (an
insurer) have already been told:
Warning to members in obstetric shared care.
Members should be aware of the recent decision of Guild Insurance to
withdraw the provision of indemnity to midwives. This may spell the end
to
midwife-supervised home deliveries as a choice for the community.
The statement goes on to warn members against working with uninsured
midwives! (Medical Defence Update newsletter, Winter 2001)
Consumers and midwives need to consider what this means, and keep on
working together to resolve the PI crisis.
Joy Johnston
-Original Message-
From: Steve Bronni McGrath [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 2:03 PM
To: list
Subject: Nurses Board of Vic
File: ATT6.htm i spoke recently at a community forum in
Healesviile where local hopefuls for the up coming election had been
invited to hear what we really think about some gritty issues ( minus
the
Liberal candidate who was unable to attend or send someone in her
place ).
As a result Jim Romagnesi ( Greens ) forwarded me their recent press
release on backing for midwives which included this paragraph:
The Greens Victoria have thrown their weight behind the states
midwives
following the ongoing crisis with professional indemnity insurance and
the
recent announcement from the Nurses Board of Victoria that they will
have
discretionary legislative powers from November to deregister any nurse
or
midwife who practices without adequate professional indemnity
insurance.
could some kind person please inform me as to what this actually means
and
is this just recent and how come as a registered nurse i have not been
informed by the NBV? i'm feeling a little scared but i sense that this
may
be sensationalism of legal wording ( i hope)
thanks to you all
Bronni McGrath
Mum, Midwife and Supporter
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