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Public Sector Updates: North
Public Sector Updates - North Launceston General Hospital (LGH) Ward 5B The ANMF met with Launceston General Hospital Ward 5B members on Wednesday 21 July. At the meeting the ANMF discussed the opportunity that was taken to liaise with management, prior to formally raising a Step One Grievance, to find solutions to members workload concerns. Please click here [...]
Public Sector Updates: South
Public Sector Updates: South Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) Maternity Unit (K7) The ANMF conducted a member meeting in K7 Monday on 26 July to relay progress of the current Step Three Grievance in the Tasmanian Industrial Commission (TIC). Several pertinent questions were raised for consideration, and the ANMF reiterated to members that the TIC conference is due to [...]
Media Release: Southern Cross Care – Lacks Care
Media Release Southern Cross Care - Lacks Care 3 August 2021 Media Door Stop: TODAY - Tuesday 3 August Where: ANMF Launceston Office – 19 Brisbane Street When: 1pm The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Tasmanian Branch has grave concerns for Southern Cross Care Aged Care with both residents, ANMF members and other health professionals raising serious concerns about [...]
National Stroke Week 2021
National Stroke Week 2021 More than 100,000 Tasmanians are living with high blood pressure, putting them at serious risk of a stroke and many don’t even know it. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, there have been fewer people calling triple zero and going to hospital at the first signs of a stroke. Due to this, people are [...]
World Hepatitis Day 2021
World Hepatitis Day 2021 July 28 is World Hepatitis Day - let’s take a look at the virus which impacts thousands of Tasmanian lives. Hepatitis is a blood-borne virus that causes inflammation of the liver. It can remain dormant for decades before causing severe liver disease, cirrhosis and even cancer. There is an estimated 340,000 people [...]
COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs
COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs Tasmanians are encouraged to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but with hesitancy filling the news headlines every day, how do you know what to believe? It’s normal and ok to have questions – after all, this is a new vaccine program and although the world has seen an [...]