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Private Sector Updates – Statewide
Private Sector Updates - Statewide Australian Red Cross Lifeblood The ANMF has received notice Lifeblood proposes to change the role of the Donor Services Nursing Assistants (DSNA) scope. Following a review Lifeblood has developed Guidelines for Selection of Blood Donors management and phlebotomy skills, presenting an opportunity for nurses to focus on clinical matters, which will improve the overall [...]
ANMF Media Release: ANMF Supporting Members Amid Hobart Clinic Closure
ANMF Supporting Members Amid Hobart Clinic Closure 18 September, 2025 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch will today support members at The Hobart Clinic following the announcement of the closure of the clinic by October 31. ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary, Emily Shepherd said this news comes as a shock to members who have been providing in-patient [...]
Public Sector Updates – North West
Public Sector Updates - North West North West Regional Hospital (NWRH) Operating Theatres (ORS) The ANMF are pleased to provide an update in relation to recruitment for the NWRH ORS. View the latest update. Mersey Community Hospital (MCH) Emergency Department (ED) The ANMF has received a response to the Step 1 Grievance raised on behalf of members working [...]
Public Sector Updates – North
Public Sector Updates - North Launceston General Hospital (LGH) The ANMF continues to hear reports of chronic short staffing and significant access and flow challenges across the LGH. To address these concerns, the ANMF will be holding a roundtable meeting with Health Minister Bridget Archer on Friday 19 September 2025. Representatives from across the hospital will come together [...]
Public Sector Updates – South
Public Sector Updates - South Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) Emergency Department (ED) and Emergency Medical Unit (EMU) On Wednesday 27 August 2025, ANMF representatives, along with your ANMF Emergency Department (ED) delegate, attended a Step Two grievance meeting with management to discuss members’ ongoing concerns around workload, paramedic offload times, and support for triage nurses. View the latest [...]
Public Sector Updates – Statewide
Public Sector Updates - Statewide Change Proposal Safety, Security and Quality Unit The Department of Health has released a change proposal to establish a new Safety, Security and Quality Unit (SSQU) under the Office of the Chief Risk Officer. View the lates update. Nursing Midwifery Workforce Innovation and Strategy Committee The ANMF attended this key workforce and industrial [...]
Media Releases
ANMF Media Release: Breaking: Nurses and Midwives Across Tasmania State Service to Take Industrial Action
Breaking: Nurses and Midwives Across Tasmania State Service to Take Industrial Action The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Tasmanian Branch today announced it has provided notice to [...]
ANMF Media Alert: Safe Hospitals Save Lives ‘Code Yellow’
ANMF Media Alert: Safe Hospitals Save Lives 'Code Yellow' The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch (ANMF) is alerting the community of a Code Yellow alert on [...]
ANMF Media Alert: Safe Hospitals Save Lives ‘Code Yellow’
ANMF Media Alert: Safe Hospitals Save Lives 'Code Yellow' The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch (ANMF) is alerting the community of a Code Yellow alert on [...]