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Public Sector Updates – North
Public Sector Updates - North Launceston General Hospital Emergency Department The ANMF is providing an update to members working in the Emergency Department (ED) at the Launceston General Hospital (LGH) following the third Tasmanian Industrial Commission (TIC) conciliation conference, held on Tuesday 3 February 2026. While some progress has been reported in recent months, the ANMF notes with [...]
Public Sector Updates – Statewide
Public Sector Updates - Statewide Public Sector Statewide Emergency Departments On Wednesday 25 February 2026, the ANMF lodged an urgent application in the Tasmanian Industrial Commission (TIC) because the Department has made changes in the Emergency Department that it is not allowed to make while a formal dispute is underway. Read full update. Transfer of Care Offload Time [...]
Public Sector Updates – Statewide
Public Sector Updates - Statewide TTP Graduate Impact The ANMF circulated a survey last week to student members in the south who have been impacted by delays in Transition to Practice (TtP) positions, specifically where offer letters have been issued but placement location and / or start dates have not yet been confirmed. Following the release of this survey, the ANMF [...]
Public Sector Updates – North
Public Sector Updates - North Launceston General Hospital (LGH) Operating Theatre Suite (ORS) The ANMF has contacted LGH management today regarding reports that ORS members who signed the recent open letter about the inappropriate obstetric emergency theatre space are being approached individually by management. View the latest update. Updates are correct as of 11 February 2026. [...]
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 [...]
Media Releases
ANMF Media Release: We Need a Government With Guts
We Need a Government With Guts July 2025 As we await the State Election outcome, the question on nurses and midwives minds is: “Will this be a Government [...]
ANMF Media Release: RHH Nurses Launch Action Over Devastating Clinical Trials Staffing Cuts
RHH Nurses Launch Action Over Devastating Clinical Trials Staffing Cuts July 2025 WHAT: ANMF Media Call WHERE: Royal Hobart Hospital, Campbell Street Entrance WHEN: 12 noon, Thursday, July [...]
ANMF Media Release: Community Nurses – Mercury Response
Community Nurses – Mercury Response July 2025 The ANMF today welcomed the announcement by the Tasmanian Greens to hire 30 new Community Nurses based locally in communities across [...]