Amendment to Mackay Advocacy Update
Our consumer representative on the ground, Hayley Wilson, reports that:
Dialogue between Friends of the Birth Centre, Mackay and Mackay Hospital and Health Service continues regarding the design of the new hospital.
Hayley and other advocates met again with the Chief Medical Officer regarding the review of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to follow up about a few issues including addressing obstetric violence as a systemic problem.
Another point highlighted is that the second Better Births with Consent training is due to be scheduled and the advocates continued to apply pressure to the HHS to ensure this occurs.
They also repeated their request (asked since the new build was first announced in 2022) that the HHS provide a written guarantee that the Birth Centre will remain stand-alone. To date, this document has still not been issued.
Hayley also requested again that all women who came forward with their complaints regarding obstetric violence for the review of Mackay Hospital's O&G department be compensated.
