Yolanda Zarins2019-06-13T09:55:05+10:00June 12th, 2019|

[siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget]Updates: Safe staffing committee 12 June 2019 ANMF Organiser, Noni Morse attended the recent North West safe staffing committee meeting.  Here she reported on the impact delays in recruitment are having on safe staffing. The ANMF will continue to attend these meetings and will seek input from members on possible solutions to staffing issues.

Yolanda Zarins2019-06-13T10:02:00+10:00June 12th, 2019|

[siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget]Updates: Recruitment delays 12 June 2019 Several managers have expressed concern about delays in recruitment processes attributed to the adoption of a Statewide Employment Review process. The ANMF has written to the Minister for Health, and the Secretary for the Department of Health, requesting an urgent review of the process. The Secretary has responded acknowledging the frustration felt by [...]

Yolanda Zarins2019-06-13T10:03:54+10:00June 12th, 2019|

[siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget]Updates: Launceston General Hospital (LGH) 12 June 2019 Ward 5A The ANMF met with management at the LGH on 30 May 2019, to discuss the Step 2 Workload Grievance. As a result of this meeting, the ANMF have been able to progress several concerns on behalf of members. On Thursday 13 June, the ANMF will meet with 5A members [...]

Yolanda Zarins2019-06-13T10:05:44+10:00June 12th, 2019|

[siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget]Updates: District Hospital Working Group 12 June 2019 The ANMF have again met with the Tasmanian Health Service (THS) to discuss our concerns and seek resolutions around the draft business rules for the proposed model of care for district hospitals. The meeting was productive with the THS management agreeing to several proposed amendments to the business rules. These amendments [...]

Updates: Royal Hobart Hospital

Yolanda Zarins2019-06-13T09:11:01+10:00June 12th, 2019|

[siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget]RHH Mental Health Workload Meetings 12 June 2019 Department of Psychiatry (DoP) DoP continues to experience bed block with high numbers of patients continuing to wait in the Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM).A final workload meeting will be held at the end of June 2019, it is decided that most staffing concerns were now under control. Representatives from DoP advised [...]

ANMF MEDIA RELEASE: ANMF Calls for Dedicated Child and Adolescent Health Unit

Yolanda Zarins2019-06-12T09:09:12+10:00June 12th, 2019|

[siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget] 10 June 2019 ANMF Calls for Dedicated Child and Adolescent Health Unit The ANMF are dismayed to learn that the promised Liberal Hodgman Government commitment to a dedicated child and adolescent mental health unit at the Launceston General Hospital will not be realised as promised. During budget estimates last week, The Minister for Health Michael Ferguson confirmed that [...]