maternity services
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Maternity service a step closer
Castlemaine Health is a step closer to resuming maternity services with the announcement of the hospital’s new collaborative model of care. Women will be able to access locally-based maternity care via three distinct pathways under the new model. To receive care at Castlemaine Health, women will be able to self-refer or have their general practitioner…
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Community rallies for maternity services
Local group ‘Support Birthing at Castlemaine Health’ garnered more than 1000 signatures in 72 hours calling for birthing services to be reinstated at the hospital during the current review. Castlemaine Health announced on May 16 that it had temporarily paused birthing services to review its policies, procedures and processes to ensure they aligned with the…