ANMF Celebrates Diagnostic Medical Imaging Win for Members
3 December 2025
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch (ANMF) is today celebrating the success of our dedicated members and ANMF team following the success in addressing Diagnostic Medical Imaging workload concerns at the Royal Hobart Hospital through a lengthy conciliation process in the Tasmanian Industrial Commission.
ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary Emily Shepherd said the TIC President deemed the beneficial measures to address members’ workloads must be implemented and set down a date in February 2026 for the ANMF to attend a report back in the Tasmanian Industrial Commission.
“The Department of Health is required to set out a schedule of meetings with the ANMF to develop a workload model to mitigate the risks posed by sustained and unreasonable workloads,” Ms Shepherd said.
“This is a significant win for our members working in the DMI unit at the RHH who have been experiencing excessive workloads for years to varying degrees.
“This outcome not only acknowledges that, but reiterates the Department’s responsibility in addressing these unmitigated workloads immediately, but also for the longer term in developing an appropriate workload model,
“Our members have been undertaking onerous amounts of overtime often in lead aprons which have led to work health and safety issues due to the weight of the aprons being worn for lengthy periods of time causing back issues to the point that some members sadly have had to enact workers compensation claims as a result.
“Yet, despite this, additional duties such as non-clinical cleaning and escorting patients during transfers have been added to members’ workloads in recent months.”
Ms Shepherd said the ANMF initially attempted to address this matter at the local level but with no mitigation strategies being forthcoming, the ANMF lodged the matter in the TIC.
“In addition, the ANMF sought assistance from other DMI members in Queensland who have also experienced similar challenges in addressing unreasonable workloads and had developed a workload model that ANMF considered could be suitable in addressing Tasmanian DMI members’ issues.
“The ANMF adapted this model and provided this to the Department as part of the ANMF’s attempts to have members’ workloads addressed.
“The fact that the ANMF have had to investigate other jurisdictions’ workload models and work this up to address DMI members’ workload concerns speaks volumes in terms of the lack of concern and prioritisation of this matter and our members safety from the Department and Government who are providing lifesaving interventions.”
Ms Shepherd said now members can thankfully look forward to some immediate workload relief with a full-time Clinical Nurse Consultant being implemented along with over 5 full time Nursing staff being committed to immediately in the Tasmanian Industrial Commission today.
“The ANMF looks forward to continuing to advocate for members in the development of the longer-term workload model in early 2026 to ensure members’ workloads remain manageable.”