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Public Sector Updates – Statewide
Public Sector Updates - Statewide Child Health and Parenting Services (CHaPS) The ANMF is seeking feedback from members working within CHaPS about the strategies management has advised are being implemented in response to member concerns. Management has advised they will complete the full evaluation period for these changes and conduct a review at the end of the six [...]
Private Sector Updates – South
Private Sector Updates - South Healthscope The ANMF would like to keep you informed about recent developments regarding the sale of Healthscope hospitals. Over the weekend, the Receivers advised that they will be entering exclusivity arrangements with bidders for four hospitals: National Capital Hobart Holmesglen Gold Coast This means the Receivers will progress towards selling these hospitals exclusively [...]
Private Sector Updates – North
Private Sector Updates - North Calvary Health Care Tasmania (CHCT) The announcement of capital works at St Vincent's was welcomed news and the ANMF applauds Calvary Health for investing in services that will eventually be beneficial to Tasmanians seeking medical intervention. The ANMF recognises the next few months will bring a raft of changes into the Calvary St [...]
Aged Care Updates – Statewide
Aged Care Updates - Statewide Statewide Southern Cross Care Tasmania (SCCT) On Monday 12 January 2026, on behalf of members, the ANMF met with Southern Cross Care Tasmania (SCCT) following feedback from members in relation to their wage offer of 5% split over two payments: 2% from December 2025 and 3% from July 2026 and July 2027 and July 2028. View the [...]
ANMF Media Release: The ANMF Seeks Arbitration Over Unsafe Emergency Department Transfers; Doctors and Nurses Unite
The ANMF Seeks Arbitration Over Unsafe Emergency Department Transfers; Doctors and Nurses Unite 12 January 2026 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Tasmanian Branch), supported by the Australian Medical Association, has escalated a longstanding safety dispute to the Tasmanian Industrial Commission today over the Tasmanian Government’s push to enforce a 45 minute Transfer of Care policy in Emergency [...]
ANMF Media Release: Nurses and Midwives on Duty This Christmas Keeping Tasmanians Safe
Nurses and Midwives on Duty This Christmas Keeping Tasmanians Safe 23 December 2025 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch will today thank all nurses, midwives and assistant nurses and midwives as they prepare to work throughout the Christmas and New Year period, keeping Tasmanians safe. ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary Emily Shepherd said whether it’s in the [...]
Media Releases
ANMF Media Release: Mercury Response
Mercury Response The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Tasmanian Branch has formally raised these concerns with the Department of Health. Tasmanian Branch Acting-Secretary Phoebe Mansell said members [...]
ANMF Media Release: Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Nurses, Midwives and Patients
Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Nurses, Midwives and Patients The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is extremely disappointed and deeply concerned by the financial collapse of [...]
ANMF Media Release: Celebrating Nurses and Midwives: Time for Real Investment in Our Essential Workforce
Celebrating Nurses and Midwives: Time for Real Investment in Our Essential Workforce 12 May 2025 On International Nurses Day, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Tasmanian Branch [...]