Sunday, March 27, 2011

Senate Inquiry into AHPRA

Link here to the Senate Inquiry into AHPRA.
Submissions should be received by 14 April 2011.


All midwives in this country are registered and regulated through Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

The federal Opposition Health spokesman Peter Dutton MP has called for a Senate enquiry into the workings of AHPRA.

Many midwives, and women who employ us privately, are concerned about the process that has been implemented by AHPRA for midwives applying for notation on the Register as eligibile for Medicare provider numbers - a reform that was implemented by the government in November 2010. Submissions by midwives' organisations, individual midwives, and women who want midwives to attend them privately, will address the excessive and repeated delays in processing applications.

Women whose midwives are waiting for their notations of eligibility are, understandably, distressed. Clients of midwives who have Medicare Provider numbers are able to claim substantial rebate - estimated up to $1000 in total, on prenatal and postnatal care provided by the midwife. The failure of a midwife to achieve eligibility means that this amount of money, to which the women/clients are entitled, cannot be accessed.


Please note that there are Procedures to be observed by Senate Committees for the protection of witnesses.

Your comments here are welcome, as are your submissions to the Senate inquiry.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Revision of INFOSHEET


Revised INFOSHEET, A baby's transition from the womb to the outside world.
If you would like a .pdf copy of this INFOSHEET, please send an email request to Joy Johnston joy[at]aitex.com.au
Thankyou for your comments.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

INFOSHEET: A BABY’S TRANSITION FROM THE WOMB TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD

Please read through this INFOSHEET, and post any comments about the statements made, the evidence to support those statements, and the usefulness of the information.



A BABY’S TRANSITION FROM THE WOMB TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD