WHAT IS CERTAIN WITH THE ALP IN THE COURSE OF HIS/HERSTORY - Part 1

The Liberal National Parties would not have thought to use Commonwealth money to invest in your health needs. 

Thanks to the WHITLAM-HAWKE-GILLARD GOVERNMENTS we Australians have universal health insurance coverage(MEDICARE), and now to complete the process -

MEDICARE AND DISABILITY CARE ARE 

 LAW IN AUSTRALIA

The Lead up to an NDIS - an article at The Monthly mag.

ABC's link to Disabilites discussions, debates, news

I have a disability, I have worked for Disability Sevices public and private, and my husband now supports me with his pay from his work in disability services - this triumph of the ALP in running with the idea completes the process of Whitlam/Hawke Medicare to DisabilityCare. The other sides would never have done this - the Queensland LNP wouldn't even give it a trial. GO GILLARD!

Not liking the Prime Minister's voice is no reason to vote for Tony Abbott. He is not your friend.

She picked a winner and now everybody wins. Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin.

Australian Policy Online on Health History  or how the ALP provides the policy action and the conservatives wreak it to keep the money for themselves.
OUR LNP MP Ipswich West HAS SOME QUESTIONS TO ANSWER ON THE MOST NECESSARY OF HUMAN SERVICES. taken from    qt.com.au

IPSWICH mums have rallied against rumoured changes to a midwifery program at the Ipswich Hospital.

Daniele Day started a Facebook page calling for the Ipswich Midwifery Group Practice's antenatal services to remain accessible to all women, after she heard that low-risk women might not be able use the service because of a change in focus.

Ms Day said some clients had been told they might not be able to access the midwives' free antenatal services for any future pregnancies.

"A new mum said her midwife told her they may not be able to see her again," Ms Day said.

Ms Day understands the service now has a new focus on more at-risk mothers.

New mum Harriet Gibson said she had also been told that she "wouldn't be able" to access the group practice's services if she had another child.

"In taking high-risk mums they're not able to cater to low-risk mums they've already seen... they won't have time," Ms Gibson said

However, West Moreton Hospital and Health Service chief executive Lesley Dwyer denied any changes had taken place.

"The Midwifery Group Practice program remains available to all eligible women, including those with low-risk pregnancies," Ms Dwyer said.

"While we acknowledge that we may not be able to offer this service to every woman, our goal is to ensure our midwives provide a safe, midwifery-led birth experience to the region's women."

Midwifery models gave clients continuity of care, but they are just one service available to women, Ms Dwyer said.

Ms Dwyer said the maternity system also included general practitioners, obstetricians, and other care models.

Ms Day said it was important to remind people of the value of the service's continuity of care.

"It's a free public service and having a midwife makes a huge difference to birth and afterwards," Ms Day said.

"Not having a midwife means the hospital will see you for a booking-in visit and then send you to a GP or the university midwifery clinic," she said.

Ms Day said the hospital should be given more money if it had to focus on priority groups.

"If the same number of midwives have to meet the same quota (of mums) for priority groups with complicated issues, it's going to take them longer and there won't be the same quality of service," she said.

Ms Gibson said part of the problem was a lack of funding.

"The number of midwives has not been expanded," Ms Gibson said.

"It's such an amazing service and if I had missed out I would've been devastated."

Ms Dwyer said the group practice catered for about 200 women each year.

The Midwifery Group Practice was introduced at Ipswich Hospital in 2007. 





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