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Casual Pool at the Royal Hobart Hospital
Casual 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 join or continue on the Royal Hobart Hospital casual pool and accept some casual shifts on an ad hoc basis. However, it has been their belief that they must be [...]
Launceston General Hospital Ward 4K Terms of Reference
Launceston General Hospital Ward 4K Terms of Reference 3 November 2020 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Tasmanian Branch today welcomed the release of the Terms of Reference into the independent investigation into historic sexual abuse allegations at the Launceston General Hospital. ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary Emily Shepherd said, “this has been an extremely distressing period for [...]
Southern Cross Care closure and Bupa buy out
Southern 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 afternoon, 26 October 2020. Members had suspected for some time that closure was likely. In June the ANMF held a meeting of members at Marys Grange (MG) during which members [...]
Aged Care Statewide Updates
Aged Care statewide updates Bupa South Hobart Southern Cross Care are taking over the Bupa site on 1 December 2020. The ANMF will visit members at South Hobart on Friday 30 October to discuss the change. At this point, Southern Cross Care have committed to honour all staff contracts as they stand. We are awaiting formal correspondence about [...]
Public sector updates: north west region
Public Sector Updates - North West North West Regional Hospital Emergency Department North West Organiser, Annette Beechey visited the North West Regional Hospital Emergency Department nurses recently to celebrate Emergency Nurses Day. She shared packets of lifesavers to acknowledge the professional care provided to the community by this incredible team. Correspondence to management regarding member concerns is being [...]
Public sector updates: northern region
Public Sector Updates - North Launceston General Hospital Crisis Assessment Triage Team (CATT) The ANMF have scheduled a meeting with members in the Crisis Assessment Triage Team (CATT) for Wednesday 25 November. This meeting is to discuss the result of the Crisis Assessment Triage Team member survey circulated in early October and ongoing workload concerns. An email with [...]