The Health Minister Hon Greg Hunt MP has responded to my original letter via Senator Bridget McKenzie. One of the suggestions offered is to make a submission to the consultation process for planning a National Strategic Approach to Maternity Services (NSAMS). Please think about having your say, the more the issues are highlighted, the better. Just cut and paste the details/questions, write your thoughts and email it off. I've done mine. Anyone can submit to the consultation process and the template questions are provided below. You need to provide your Name and your role – public, consumer, organisation, midwife, GP, obstetrician etc. Then email it to NSAMS@health.gov.au by the 18th of June. Further information can be found at https://consultations.health.gov.au/…/national-strategic-a…/ There are various workshops listed on the website above which you can attend by following the directions listed to register. Perth’s is on June 6th 1000-1500 hrs. Consultation questions 1. Can you in one or a few brief sentences provide what you think would be an overarching key outcome statement for the NSAMS? 2. Do you think there should be a set of values that underpin the NSAMS? If so, could you list the top four values you would like to see included? 3. Can you outline three or four positive aspects of maternity services in Australia? 4. What do you think are the three or four key gaps or issues for maternity services in Australia? Of these which is most important to you? 5. What four to six key improvements would you like to see in maternity services in Australia? Please consider these from a national perspective. 6. Are there specific strategies that you could suggest for rural and remote services and/or, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and/or, women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds? 7. How will success be measured or how will we know if strategies are being successful?