I happened to speak to someone the other day about this Schmickers. I was told only independent practitioners that are required to take out professional indemnity insurance. Those who work in the Public Sector, are covered by the Govt. Those working in the private sector are covered by their employer. Those working as contractors or independently should take out their own insurance.

At the moment, there are only two companies who provide this insurance to the medical industry. I am happy to give you the names of those two companies if you PM me and can give you the contact details of one of the people I spoke with.

For me, I'm curious how the new legislation impacts on nurse who are employed by a major public hospital that provides midwives for home birthing as part of their care plan (which Sunshine Hospital is trialling).

MG