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Service Closures over Christmas/New Year
Service Closures over Christmas/New Year As the Christmas and New Year period rapidly approaches, the ANMF would like to remind members of their leave entitlements over this time. For those working in public sector services that close over this period, that this period of leave (excluding the public holidays) will [...]
COVID-19 and Workers Compensation for Aged Care and Private Sector Workers
COVID-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 to COVID-19. Whilst assurances have been provided to those within the State Service for acceptance of claims, there has not been such a commitment from the private sector or aged [...]
Annual Delegates Conference
Annual Delegates Conference - Review Last Friday 20 November, ANMF Workplace Rep’s, officials and industry professionals gathered together to be involved in this year’s rescheduled COVID-19 friendly Annual Delegates Conference. It was a great day of debriefing, learning, and celebrating with speakers addressing the theme of 2020 - the Year of the [...]
Taking Care of You
Taking Care of You 2020 – the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. When the year started, it was looked at as a chance to celebrate the vital role nurses and midwives play in health services and communities around the world. Then COVID-19 hit, and whilst Australia has fared better than [...]
Royal Hobart Hospital Ward 9KW
Update - Royal Hobart Hospital ward 9KW The ANMF attended the Tasmanian Industrial Commission on Wednesday 18 November to advocate with members working on the Royal Hobart Hospital ward 9KW. The most significant concerns for members at 9KW have been increased nursing workloads on the night shift, increase physical layout of the [...]
District Hospitals
District Hospitals Update The ANMF have been working with the Tasmanian Health Service on a model of care for District Hospitals across the state for close to two years. This work has identified a number of sites that require a significant increase in nursing FTE to support a safe level of staffing [...]