New Year, New Faces – Yasmin
Laura Paton2021-01-18T10:10:26+11:00New Year, New Faces - Yasmin With COVID-19 restrictions easing, we’re excited to be getting back into workplaces. To help us support our members in the North West, [...]
New Year, New Faces – Catelyn
Laura Paton2021-01-18T10:11:22+11:00New Year, New Faces - Catelyn With COVID-19 restrictions easing, we’re excited to be getting back into workplaces. To help us support our members in the North, we [...]
The Year of the Health and Care Worker
Lisa Kelly2021-01-07T14:31:33+11:00The Year of the Health and Care Worker The World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), have [...]
Service Closures over Christmas/New Year
Lisa Kelly2020-12-10T09:42:16+11:00Service Closures over Christmas/New Year As the Christmas and New Year period rapidly approaches, the ANMF would like to remind members of [...]
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COVID-19 and Workers Compensation for Aged Care and Private Sector Workers
Laura Paton2020-12-02T13:36:43+11:00COVID-19 and Workers Compensation for Aged Care and Private Sector Workers As the borders re-open, it is timely to remind members about how Workers Compensation works with regard [...]
Annual Delegates Conference
Lisa Kelly2020-11-27T09:34:35+11:00Annual Delegates Conference - Review Last Friday 20 November, ANMF Workplace Rep’s, officials and industry professionals gathered together to be involved in [...]
Taking Care of You
Lisa Kelly2020-11-27T16:06:32+11:00Taking Care of You 2020 – the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. When the year started, it was looked at [...]
Budget Update
Laura Paton2020-11-13T13:09:07+11:00Budget Update The ANMF attended the Budget Lockup on Thursday 12 November 2020, where the Tasmanian Government finally announced the budget for the 2020-2021 financial year as well [...]
Aged Care Sector COVID-19 Preparedness
Laura Paton2020-11-12T09:19:03+11:00Aged Care Sector COVID-19 Preparedness The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch (ANMF) are representing members across the Aged Care Sector on the recently established Aged Care [...]
Overpayments at Regis Legana facility
Laura Paton2020-11-11T20:33:16+11:00Overpayments at Regis Legana facility In September 2020, the ANMF received correspondence from Regis Legana, outlining that they would be pursuing overpayments made with regards to staff who [...]
Supporting members at Bupa South Hobart
Laura Paton2020-11-11T20:26:44+11:00Supporting members at Bupa South Hobart As reported in our last eNews, Southern Cross Care Tasmania has purchased Bupa South Hobart and will be taking over from 1 [...]
Casual Pool at the Royal Hobart Hospital
Laura Paton2020-11-11T20:29:33+11:00Casual Pool at the Royal Hobart Hospital Over the past few months, the ANMF has been contacted by members stating that they would like to be able to [...]
Southern Cross Care closure and Bupa buy out
Laura Paton2020-10-29T13:09:49+11:00Southern Cross Care announces Mary's Grange closure and Bupa South Hobart buy out The ANMF were present for the announcement of the closure of Marys Grange on Monday [...]
Newsflash: Mersey Community Hospital Emergency Department
Laura Paton2020-10-28T14:15:58+11:00Newsflash: Mersey Community Hospital Emergency Department The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch (ANMF) were advised just prior to the announcement from The Minister of Health that [...]
State Service Review
Laura Paton2020-10-14T16:32:04+11:00ANMF submission to the State Service Review On 9 October 2020, the ANMF lodged our submission to the Tasmanian Government State Service Review on behalf of members. The [...]
ANMF Newsflash: Mersey Community Hospital ED Further Reduced Opening Hours
Lisa Kelly2020-09-22T15:49:32+10:00Newsflash: Mersey Community Hospital ED Further Reduced Opening Hours The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch (ANMF) were advised late yesterday by the Department of Health and [...]
SURVEY: Assessing the impact of COVID-19
Laura Paton2020-09-22T16:03:06+10:00COVID-19 Survey The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on all Australians and notably on the health and aged care professions, changing the way we work and [...]
ANMF Branch Cross Border and Interstate Agreement
Laura Paton2020-09-22T13:07:17+10:00The ANMF offers cross state and territory memberships as per the below guidelines. If you would like more information on this, please contact our Member Support Team. [...]
Fixed Term Employees – Change of Employment Status
Lisa Kelly2020-09-22T16:04:07+10:00Fixed Term Employees - Change of Employment Status As part of the 2019 Public Sector Nurses and Midwives negotiation, there was an [...]
End of Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020
Lisa Kelly2020-09-22T15:56:51+10:00End of Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 Mike Gaffney (MLC), an independent in the Tasmanian Legislative Council, has released a draft Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill with [...]
COVID-19 and Paid Pandemic Leave
Lisa Kelly2020-08-18T09:36:46+10:00Unions, on behalf of members, recently had a big win with the Fair Work Commission (FWC) granting paid pandemic leave to staff working in residential [...]
Newsflash: Mersey Community Hospital Medical Ward
Laura Paton2020-08-18T09:36:32+10:00ANMF officials along with work representatives attended the Tasmanian Industrial Commission (TIC) on 31 July 2020 in a dispute against the Tasmanian Health Service (THS) [...]
Newsflash: North West Independent Review Survey
Laura Paton2020-08-18T09:37:32+10:00The Independent Review of the Response to the North West Tasmania COVID-19 Outbreak is now open. This is an opportunity for members of the ANMF [...]
COVID-19 Aged Care Update
Lisa Kelly2020-08-05T17:07:39+10:00Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Richard Colbeck has written to Aged Care providers to thank them for their efforts during the period [...]
Changes to JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments announced
Lisa Kelly2020-07-23T16:27:05+10:00Unions, including the ANMF, have been advocating on behalf of members for an extension of both the JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments. This week, the Federal [...]
Vicarious Trauma and Nursing Empathy
Lisa Kelly2020-09-22T14:27:23+10:00Vicarious Trauma and Nursing Empathy COVID-19 appears to be bringing the trauma nurses experience out of the shadows. Instead, words like ‘hero’ [...]
Transition to Practice 2020
Lisa Kelly2020-07-15T11:49:09+10:00Transition to Practice 2020 On Wednesday 2 July 2020, close to 100 nursing students and new graduates from all over Tasmania participated in our [...]
Cinema tickets
Yolanda Zarins2020-07-09T14:15:09+10:00Cinema tickets On this cold and rainy week, why not head out to see a movie at the cinema? Both the State Cinema in Hobart and Village Cinema’s across [...]
ANMF member story: Gurleen Grewal
Yolanda Zarins2020-06-30T16:47:47+10:00ANMF member story: Gurleen Grewal The ANMF recently had the opportunity to speak with Gurleen Grewal, a nurse in the Cardiology Unit [...]
Workforce Retention Bonus Grant
Laura Paton2020-06-12T15:15:42+10:00ANMF Newsflash: Workforce Retention Bonus Grant Below you will find information relating to the Workforce Retention Bonus Grant for residential care and home care. [...]
COVID-19 and workers compensation
Yolanda Zarins2020-05-27T14:39:15+10:00COVID-19 and workers compensation The following information has been created from some of the frequently asked questions received by the WorkSafe Tasmania helpline, relating to [...]
2020 National Palliative Care Week
Yolanda Zarins2020-05-27T15:14:31+10:00This years National Palliative Care Week (NPCW) is 24 - 30 May, with the theme “Palliative Care… It’s more than you think”. Palliative care can [...]
Government response to family violence
Yolanda Zarins2020-05-15T12:03:30+10:00Government response to family violence In response to family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tasmanian Government has funded ‘Flexible Support Packages’ for victim-survivors. Updated [...]
COVID-19 Visitation
Yolanda Zarins2020-05-13T16:15:41+10:00COVID-19 Visitation While some restrictions are easing, we are still very much aware of the risks COVID-19 presents. As such, visitor restrictions to public, private [...]
COVID-19 Vigil
Yolanda Zarins2020-05-13T16:16:13+10:00COVID-19 Vigil Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, nurses, midwives and care workers who have stepped up to protect the health and wellbeing of their patients [...]
UTAS LGBTIQ+ workplace survey
Yolanda Zarins2020-04-16T09:00:56+10:00UTAS LGBTIQ+ workplace survey How included or discriminated against do you feel? Has your career been influenced by your LGBTIQ+ status? Do you identify as LGBTIQ+? Are you in [...]
ANMF Office and Member Support Team contact
Yolanda Zarins2020-04-02T14:47:15+11:00Catch up on the latest news and updates from the ANMF. Here you will find information relating to the current operations of the ANMF team [...]
ROUNDUP: 3 April Weekly Update
Yolanda Zarins2020-04-03T15:19:15+11:00COVID-19 As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic evolves in Tasmania, we are continuing to focus on delivering critical information and support to members during this unsettling [...]
Free mental health resources
Yolanda Zarins2020-03-30T13:15:08+11:00A free, evidence-based resource contains nearly 200 up-to-date articles, videos and guides in one online space for busy practitioners who want to connect parents with trusted [...]
Important changes to ANMF/HERC CPD and conferences
Yolanda Zarins2020-03-30T13:15:18+11:00Announcement from ANMF/HERC: cancellations of events and CPD sessions due to COVID-19 public health and safety measures. Important changes to ANMF/HERC CPD and [...]
Tasmanian Health Service Governance Update
Yolanda Zarins2020-03-04T10:29:56+11:00Catch up on the latest news and updates from the ANMF. Here you will find updates relating to the Tasmanian Health Service. Tasmanian [...]
Royal Hobart Hospital: K Block Update
Yolanda Zarins2020-03-04T10:24:38+11:00Catch up on the latest news and updates from the ANMF. Here you will find updates relating to the the Royal Hobart Hospital K Block. [...]
Public Sector Updates: Northern Region
Yolanda Zarins2020-02-05T12:13:35+11:00Catch up on the latest news and updates from the ANMF. Here you will find information relating to the public sector in northern Tasmania. [...]
Nurses and Midwives Agreement: Offer Endorsed By Members
Yolanda Zarins2020-01-22T16:19:05+11:00The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Tasmanian Branch has today received the repeat ballot results from Elections Australia, resulting in the Nurses and Midwives [...]
Help to Quit: free support for Tasmanian Health Service staff
Yolanda Zarins2020-01-09T11:39:57+11:00The start of a new year is a great time to make healthier changes, and to support Tasmanian Health Service staff, Cancer Council Tasmania will [...]
Support for ANMF Tasmanian members impacted by bushfires
Yolanda Zarins2020-01-09T11:33:39+11:00Our throughts are with all our members and communities impacted by bushfires, especially our colleagues throughout Australia impacted by the devastating fire events. [...]
2020 – Year of the Nurse and Midwife
Yolanda Zarins2020-01-09T10:06:47+11:00The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch is proud to be celebrating 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and Midwife in honor of [...]
Public Sector Nurses and Midwives EA Offer: Update
Yolanda Zarins2019-12-12T17:02:26+11:00Public sector nurses and midwives EA update The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Tasmanian Branch, yesterday submitted a counter proposal to [...]
Important change to membership
Yolanda Zarins2019-12-12T16:39:38+11:00Important Change to membership It is the policy of the ANMF Tasmanian Branch that membership fees be adjusted annually. As such, there will be a small increase to fees [...]
The Ensuring Integrity Bill
Yolanda Zarins2019-12-12T13:56:52+11:00The Ensuring Integrity Bill As many of you will have heard, the Ensuring Integrity Bill was voted down in the Senate on Thursday 28 November 2019. Our own Tasmanian [...]