Joomla! site syndication http://www.saveindependentmidwifery.org Wed, 14 May 2008 21:23:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.saveindependentmidwifery.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.saveindependentmidwifery.org Joomla! site syndication http://www.saveindependentmidwifery.org/content/view/224/55/ see article and photos here (http://www.saveindependentmidwifery.org/content/view/237/55/)) and Glasgow, there will be more showings of "The Business of Being Born" being arranged over the next couple of months - details will be posted here (http://www.saveindependentmidwifery.org/content/view/225/55/#screenings) as they become available. Released in the USA in January 2008, it has great relevance to anyone with an interest in childbirth."A must-see movie for anyone even thinking about having a baby!" "Midwives are preparing for a rush of interest in births outside hospital once this film hits UK screens" - Susie Mesure in The Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/huge-rise-in-number-of-home-births-796618.html) "The Birth of a Revolution!" - Joanna Moorhead in the Guardian (http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/women/story/0,,2276237,00.html) More details, video preview and screening schedule (http://www.saveindependentmidwifery.org/content/view/225/55/) Events - Upcoming Events Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:13:59 +0100 http://www.saveindependentmidwifery.org/content/view/191/ Latest news: We are organising a postcard campaign for supporters to contact their local Primary Care Trust. We are asking PCTs to ensure women have access to community caseload midwifery and homebirth, and to commission local independent midwives. Look up the address of your PCT here. (http://www.networks.nhs.uk/189.php) If you want a supply of our specially printed postcards send us an email at contact@saveindependentmidwifery.org, or you may like to write a letter to your PCT Chief Executive. We have a Campaign Action Sheet (/images/stories/pdfs/action-sheet.pdf) you can download and are invited to print and distribute. Our campaign is now on the here (content/view/223/1/) . Newsflashes - Newsflash Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:12:07 +0100 http://www.saveindependentmidwifery.org/content/view/13/ PROPOSED MANDATORY PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE (PII) FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS – EFFECT ON INDEPENDENT MIDWIVES: The Independent Midwives Association was founded in 1985 to disseminate information about, and support for, independent midwives, and to lobby for the traditional role of the midwife. Independent Midwives have been unable to obtain insurance on the open market, but are experiencing increasing demand for their services from women who are looking for a greater level of support than the NHS can always offer. Legislation requiring PII must make allowances for those health professionals who cannot obtain insurance on a commercial basis. The Independent Midwives Association is at the forefront of trying to find a solution that meets the Government’s policy requirements while also protecting the ability of its members to practice outside of the NHS. Read more about these issues (content/view/20/38/) PLEASE JOIN US IN OUR CAMPAIGN TO SAVE CHOICES IN MATERNITY CARE FOR WOMEN. misc - misc Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:30:49 +0100 http://www.saveindependentmidwifery.org/content/view/91/ Government lobbying progress: John Baron MP submitted an Early Day Motion (content/view/92/40/) supporting our case on 29th March 2007, which has been signed by 126 MPs.Our Downing Street petition which closed with 9,204 signatures received a response (http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page13244.asp) which was essentially a restatement of the policies that gave rise to the need for the petition in the first place! The Government seems to treat petitions as requests for information, rather than action. Newsflashes - Newsflash Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:48:35 +0100