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Public Sector Updates – South
Public Sector Updates - South Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) ANMF Newsflash RHH Patient Safety Assistants (PSA) Reduction Proposed The ANMF has been advised that the Department is potentially looking to reduce the use of PSAs across the service. In response, the ANMF has written to the Acting Executive Director (AED) of Nursing and Midwifery to formally raise serious concerns [...]
Private Sector Updates – Statewide
Private Sector Updates - Statewide Calvary Health Care Tasmania (CHCT) The ANMF wrote to Calvary Health Care on behalf of its members with a wage counteroffer with the expectation we would have discussed this counteroffer further at the Wednesday 21 January 2026 Enterprise Agreement (EA) meeting. Unfortunately, Calvary Health Care cancelled this meeting at short notice; to date no explanation has been received [...]
Aged Care Updates – Statewide
Aged Care Updates - Statewide Statewide Celebrate Health Care Ltd (Formally May Shaw) Voting for the proposed Celebrate Health Care Ltd (formerly May Shaw Health Centre Inc) Enterprise Agreement (EA) 2026 closed at 1201hrs on Monday 26 January 2026. Celebrate Health management has advised us that the vote did not achieve the necessary majority approval, with the majority of employees voting against [...]
Outcome of 45 Minute Transfer of Care protocol set to be determined in Tasmanian Industrial Commission meeting
Outcome of 45 Minute Transfer of Care protocol set to be determined in Tasmanian Industrial Commission meeting 10 February 2026 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Tasmanian Branch) invites Tasmanian media to discuss the outcome of the Tasmanian Industrial Commission hearing at 2.00pm on Wednesday, 11 February. ANMF Branch Secretary Emily Shepherd said the Tasmanian Industrial Commission President [...]
ANMF Media Release: ANMF seek arbitration over the Tasmanian Government’s push to enforce a 45-minute Transfer of Care policy in Emergency Departments
ANMF seek arbitration over the Tasmanian Government’s push to enforce a 45-minute Transfer of Care policy in Emergency Departments 4 February 2026 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Tasmanian Branch) invites the Tasmanian media to discuss the result of the Tasmanian Industrial Commission hearing on Wednesday morning, February 4. ANMF Branch Secretary Emily Shepherd said the union had [...]
ANMF Media Release: ANMF calls on Government to remove makeshift Obstetric Theatre at LGH
ANMF calls on Government to remove makeshift Obstetric Theatre at LGH 30 January 2026 WHAT: Media Opportunity – Emily Shepherd ANMF Secretary WHERE: ANMF Office - 54 Tamar Street, Launceston WHEN: TODAY 1:00pm The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch (ANMF) has been calling on the Launceston General Hospital (LGH) and the Government to remove a makeshift [...]
Media Releases
ANMF Media Release: Win for NWRH theatres in TIC with litany of workload grievances to come from ANMF members
Win for NWRH theatres in TIC with litany of workload grievances to come from ANMF members 27 August 2025 What: WIN FOR NWRH THEATRES IN TIC When: 10:30am, [...]
ANMF Media Release: ANMF Calls on Government To Save RHH Clinical Trials Unit
ANMF Calls on Government To Save RHH Clinical Trials Unit August 2025 What: RHH Clinical Trials Unit, Nurses Take Action When: 1300hrs on Thursday, 21 August 2025 Where: [...]
ANMF Media Release: Ten News Response
Ten News Response August 2025 Skill mix is one critical factor which contributes to the overall safe staffing or a clinical unit and translates [...]