New Zealand Gazette – 2007 – No. 41

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✨ Primary Maternity Services Notice 2007



13 APRIL 2007 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 41 1033

Part A

Information about this notice

A1 Title

This notice is the Primary Maternity Services Notice 2007.

A2 Commencement

This notice comes into force on 1 July 2007.

Purpose and objectives

A3 Purpose of this notice

The purpose of this notice is to set out the terms and conditions on which the Crown will make a payment to a maternity provider for providing primary maternity services.

Defined in this notice: maternity provider, primary maternity services

A4 Objectives of primary maternity services

The objectives of primary maternity services are to—

(a) give each woman, her partner, and her whanau or family, every opportunity to have a fulfilling outcome to the woman’s pregnancy and childbirth by facilitating the provision of primary maternity services that are safe, informed by evidence and that are based on partnership, information, and choice; and

(b) recognise that pregnancy and childbirth are a normal life-stage for most women; and

(c) provide the woman with continuity of care through her LMC who is responsible for assessment of her needs, planning of her care with her and the care of her baby; and

(d) facilitate the provision of appropriate additional care for those women and babies who need it.

Defined in this notice: LMC, primary maternity services



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🏥 Health & Social Welfare
12 April 2007
Maternity Services, Public Health, Disability Act, Notice, Primary Maternity Services, Ultrasound scans, Obstetrician services, Paediatrician services, Fees, Rural travel, Access agreement, Referral guidelines, Policies, Procedures, Relationship, Complaints management, Dispute management, Suspension, Compliance, Statutes, Regulations, Qualifications, Professional responsibilities, Clinical competencies, Quality assurance, Indemnity protection, Students, Availability, Administrative requirements, Contact details, Health and Safety, Orientation, Education forums, Facilities, Entire agreement, Term