Aged Care Updates – Statewide
Lisa King2020-11-26T15:03:53+11:00Aged Care Updates - Statewide Huon Regional Care The ANMF attended a staff meeting on Thursday 12 November with Workplace Reps, members, and the Acting Facility Manager. There [...]
Private Sector Updates – Statewide
Lisa King2020-11-27T08:44:47+11:00Private Sector Updates - Statewide Healthscope Mother and Baby Unit ANMF met with members of the Mother and Baby Unit on Monday 23 November. Members have some concerns [...]
Public Sector Updates – North West
Lisa King2020-11-27T08:52:04+11:00Public Sector Updates - North West Mersey Community Hospital Emergency Department The ANMF met with members on 23 November in the Mersey Community Hospital Emergency Department to provide [...]
Public Sector Updates – North
Lisa King2020-11-27T08:47:10+11:00Public Sector Updates - North Launceston General Hospital Ward 40/B The ANMF met with members on 12 November to discuss workload concerns. Members raised multiple workload issues within [...]
Enterprise Agreement Updates: Private and Aged Care Sectors
Lisa King2020-11-26T10:23:29+11:00EA Updates We are frequently updating information regarding enterprise agreements from private and aged care sites across Tasmania so our members can [...]
Public Sector Updates – South
Lisa King2020-11-26T10:05:11+11:00Public Sector Updates - South Royal Hobart Hospital Inpatient Oncology Unit The ANMF attended a Step 2 Grievance Specialist Panel meeting with Tasmanian Health Service representatives on Tuesday [...]
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 [...]
Enterprise Agreement Updates: Private and Aged Care Sectors
Laura Paton2020-11-12T08:15:18+11:00EA Updates We are frequently updating information regarding enterprise agreements from private and aged care sites across Tasmania so our members can [...]
Public Sector Updates – North West
Laura Paton2020-11-11T21:04:28+11:00Public Sector Updates - North West Mersey Community Hospital Emergency Department ANMF officials met with members on 6 November 2020, in the Mersey Community Hospital Emergency Department to [...]
Aged Care Updates – Statewide
Laura Paton2020-11-11T21:25:45+11:00Aged Care Updates - Statewide Huon Regional Care The ANMF will attend a staff meeting on 12 November 2020 to work with members and the new acting Facility [...]
Public Sector Updates – South
Laura Paton2020-11-12T08:23:24+11:00Public Sector Updates – South Royal Hobart Hospital Ward 9A – Inpatient Oncology The ANMF conducted a member meeting in Ward 9A, Inpatient Oncology on 5 November 2020, [...]
Private Sector Update
Laura Paton2020-11-11T20:43:28+11:00Private Sector Update HealtheCare North West Private Hospital ANMF officials met with members working at the North West Private Hospital on 27 October 2020, to discuss workload concerns. [...]
Public Sector Updates – North
Laura Paton2020-11-12T13:58:06+11:00Public Sector Updates - North Launceston General Hospital Change Proposal Rostering and Information, Payroll Talk The ANMF has been provided with a Change Proposal that details the intention [...]
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 [...]
Public Sector Updates: North West
Lisa King2020-09-22T15:29:42+10:00Public Sector Updates - North West North West Regional Hospital - Operating Room Suite The ANMF raised workload concerns of members in the Operating Theatres, including difficulties in [...]
Public Sector Updates: Northern Region
Lisa King2020-09-22T15:33:29+10:00Public Sector Updates - North Launceston General Hospital Holman Clinic ANMF members working in the Holman Clinic have advised ANMF, via the recent member survey, that if the [...]
Public Sector Updates: South
Lisa King2020-09-24T08:58:44+10:00Public Sector Updates - South Royal Hobart Hospital RHH – Ward 2D – Cardiology The ANMF have received correspondence from THS Management dated 28 August 2020 reply to [...]
Aged Care Statewide Updates
Laura Paton2020-09-03T12:03:12+10:00Southern Cross Care (SCC) Statewide The ANMF note that members at Southern Cross Care Tasmania sites are still awaiting payment of their Federal Government Retention [...]
Public sector updates: north western region
Laura Paton2020-09-03T11:22:24+10:00Mersey Community Hospital Emergency Department The ANMF attended a meeting with members on 20 August 2020, to discuss members professional and industrial concerns due to [...]
Public sector updates: northern region
Laura Paton2020-09-03T11:01:26+10:00Launceston General Hospital Holman Clinic The ANMF has received a response from Tasmanian Health Service management regarding the recent Step 2 Grievance raised on behalf [...]
Public sector updates: southern region
Laura Paton2020-09-03T10:50:32+10:00Royal Hobart Hospital K9W The ANMF attended a Step 2 Specialist Panel meeting on 21 August 2020 to discuss the workload concerns of members. The [...]
ANMF Newsflash: Mersey Community Hospital ED Further Reduced Opening Hours
Lisa King2020-09-22T15:49:32+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 [...]
Aged Care Statewide Updates
Lisa King2020-08-20T12:03:28+10:00Southern Cross Care (SCC) Marys Grange The ANMF met with members on 6 August 2020, to discuss matters of concern including roster changes, staff movements, [...]
Public sector updates: north western region
Lisa King2020-08-20T11:25:40+10:00North West Regional Hospital Operating Room Suite The ANMF attended a follow up benchmarking meeting with Tasmanian Health Service management regarding the North West Regional [...]
Public sector updates: northern region
Lisa King2020-08-20T11:19:46+10:00Launceston General Hospital Emergency Department The Launceston General Hospital Emergency Department member survey is now closed. The majority of members completed the survey providing an [...]
Public sector updates: southern region
Lisa King2020-08-20T10:31:32+10:00Royal Hobart Hospital Education Department The ANMF conducted a meeting with members in the Centre for Education and Research at the Royal Hobart Hospital on [...]
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 [...]
Fixed Term Employees – Change of Employment Status
Lisa King2020-09-22T16:04:07+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 King2020-09-22T15:56:51+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 [...]
Aged Care Statewide Updates
Lisa King2020-08-18T09:34:50+10:00MayShaw Aminya James Scott Wing On Monday 27 July 2020, the ANMF met with members at MayShaw Aminya/James Scott Wing to discuss concerns raised by [...]
Public sector updates: north western region
Lisa King2020-08-06T13:35:49+10:00Mersey Community Hospital Medical Ward ANMF officials alongside Workplace Representative from the Mersey Community Hospital Medical Ward attended the Tasmanian Industrial Commission on Friday 31 [...]
Public sector updates: northern region
Lisa King2020-08-07T10:03:09+10:00Launceston General Hospital Emergency Department – Survey The ANMF would like to remind members that we are seeking feedback regarding workloads within the Launceston General [...]
Public sector updates: southern region
Lisa King2020-08-06T15:07:17+10:00Royal Hobart Hospital Ward K9W – General Surgical Unit The ANMF conducted a meeting with members of the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) General Surgical Unit [...]
COVID-19 and Paid Pandemic Leave
Lisa King2020-08-18T09:36:46+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 [...]
Aged Care: Statewide Updates
Lisa King2020-07-23T16:26:26+10:00The ANMF met with members on Tuesday 30 June 2020, to discuss a proposed change to nursing structure and other matters.
Public Sector Updates: North Western Region
Lisa King2020-07-23T15:36:00+10:00Mersey Community Hospital Medical Ward ANMF officials along with our Workplace Representative at the Mersey Community Hospital Medical Ward, attended the Tasmanian Industrial Commission on [...]
Public Sector Updates: Northern Region
Lisa King2020-07-23T16:18:46+10:00Launceston General Hospital Crisis Assessment Triage Team Due to unforeseen circumstances the scheduled meeting with members of the Crisis Assessment Triage Team at the Launceston [...]
Public sector updates: southern region
Lisa King2020-07-23T15:38:15+10:00Royal Hobart Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Nurses (PENs) The ANMF submitted a response to the draft proposed trial parameters for the Mental Health Short Stay Unit [...]
COVID-19 Aged Care Update
Lisa King2020-08-05T17:07:39+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 King2020-07-23T16:27:05+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 King2020-09-22T14:27:23+10:00Vicarious Trauma and Nursing Empathy COVID-19 appears to be bringing the trauma nurses experience out of the shadows. Instead, words like ‘hero’ [...]
Aged Care: Statewide Updates
Lisa King2020-07-20T10:08:24+10:00The ANMF met with members on Tuesday 30 June 2020, to discuss a proposed change to nursing structure and other matters.