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ANMF Media Release: Southern Cross Care Tasmania Still Doesn’t Care for Residents and Staff
Southern Cross Care Tasmania Still Doesn’t Care for Residents and Staff 25 November 2021 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Tasmanian Branch today stated its serious and continued concerns for Southern Cross Care Aged Care residents and staff. ANMF Branch Secretary Emily Shepherd said, “Rosary Gardens members this week advised Southern Cross Care (SCC) management had indicated [...]
Private Sector Updates – Statewide
Private Sector Updates Healthscope Hobart Private Hospital The ANMF has visited members at Hobart Private Hospital to gauge reactions to Healthscope committing to employ Assistants in Nursing (AiN’s) in a casual pool. Members see this as a positive step to start addressing workload concerns, noting that the role is to help nurses and midwives and not to replace [...]
Public Sector Updates – North West
Public Sector Updates - North West Statewide Mental Health Services (SMHS) Spencer Clinic Step 2 Grievance ANMF officials and workplace representatives attended the first Workplace Grievance Panel meeting with Mental Health Services, Tasmanian Health Service (THS) management on Thursday 18 November 2021 with a second meeting planned for Tuesday 30 November 2021. More detail will be provided at [...]
Public Sector Updates – North
Public Sector Updates - North Launceston General Hospital Emergency Department (ED) On Monday 22 November 2021, the ANMF, on behalf of members, attended the 4th report back to the Tasmanian Industrial Commission (TIC) in regard to the urgent application of nursing workloads, bed block and ramping at the LGH ED. The ANMF can report that solutions gained so [...]
Public Sector Updates – South
Public Sector Updates - South Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (NPICU) The ANMF has collated the results of the recently conducted member survey and is formulating strategies as to how/when this should be reviewed with Tasmanian Health Service (THS) management. A member meeting is anticipated soon to convey major outcomes to members - [...]
Staff Profile: Peter McBeath, Southern Organiser
Staff profile: Peter McBeath, ANMF Southern Organiser Today’s health systems are made of skilled, multi generational, and culturally diverse work forces, and you all share a common goal. That goal is to provide the best patient care experience in a positive work environment and the best way to accomplish that goal is with teamwork. This [...]