So, I was speaking to another midwife about applying for my visa. She said that she was told from another midwife that the new AHPRA rules means that UK trained midwives will not be passed with AHPRA to work as a midwife in Australia. Has anyone got any recent experience of this or been passed since the new rules came into being?
I read the rules and one part is that you must have cared for 20 women throughout antenatal -> intrapartum -> to postnatal , at least 20 hours per woman. As UK midwives we care for women in all of these areas but we don't often follow the same woman throughout this period. Is this going to be the sticking point. If so, why are AHPRA doing this if the health authorities eg WA.Health.gov make the effort to attend expo shows trying to get midwives to apply and then not to be able to jump the AHPRA hurdle.
I don't want to spend nearly £7k in anmac, visa, meds etc. for my family of five to then be told no at the end!!
Any advice gratefully received , very worried