Advocacy to ensure that midwives are recognized among essential health care providers, particularly during the COVID 19 pandemic.
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- Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Health, Hospitals, Labour/Labour Relations
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Advocacy to promote sustainability of maternity services, with midwifery as a key component. This includes lobbying to improve remuneration, benefits and working conditions for registered midwives province-wide; to influence the development of the provincial Maternity Services Strategy; and to increase support for rural and remote maternity services.
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- Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
- Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
- Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Children and Families, Health, Hospitals
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Advocate for government to provide midwives with practice supports and income replacement when practice is disrupted by COVID 19.
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- Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
- Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
- Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Health, Labour/Labour Relations, Small Business
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Advocating for full integration of midwifery into BC's MSP-funded provincial health system, with specific attention to inclusion in service delivery and decision-making through the health authorities (regional health authorities as well as PHSA and FNHA). Topics addressed include hospital privileging; engagement in decision-making and leadership in acute care environments; engagement in leadership and decision-making in provincial work regarding primary care transformation.
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- Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
- Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to transfer from the Crown for consideration all or part of, or any interest in or asset of, any business, enterprise or institution that provides goods or services to the Crown, a Provincial entity or the public
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Health, Hospitals, Regional Development
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Promoting the role of midwifery in helping the government strive toward its own goals of Indigenous cultural safety and reconciliation in health services.
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- Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
- Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Children and Families, Consumer Issues, Health, Hospitals, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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