19 June 2020

Kia ora koutou members

We have just received this information (attached and below) from the Ministry of Health who have asked us to circulate it on their behalf to our members. Please note this wording in the Ministry’s statement below “This represents only one part of the Budget 2020 funding for maternity services included in documents available on Treasury’s website. The Ministry is unable to provide further details about additional maternity budget allocations until announcements are made by Ministers”.  We will inform members as soon as we have any  information about additional maternity budget allocations.

Kia ora

Please find attached:
·        a letter with notification of an intent to amend the fee schedule of Primary Maternity Services Amendment 2007

·        the draft Primary Maternity Services Amendment Notice 2020
·        new draft Schedule 1 with amended fees.

All modules of care will receive a 2.18% increase in this fee uplift, except for the three specialist modules of care. The new fee schedule will be effective from 1 July 2020. The 2.18% fee uplift is reflective of cost pressures adjustments as determined by Labour Cost Index and Consumer Price Index for the 2020/2021 financial year. This represents only one part of the Budget 2020 funding for maternity services included in documents available on Treasury’s website. The Ministry is unable to provide further details about additional maternity budget allocations until announcements are made by Ministers.

We would appreciate it if you could please distribute this information to your members.

This information is also available on the Ministry’s website: https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/primary-maternity-services-notice-2007.

If you require any further clarification please email primarymaternity@health.govt.nz.

Ngā mihi

Alison Eddy

Chief Executive

New Zealand College of Midwives|Te Kāreti o ngā Kaiwhakawhānau ki Aotearoa