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ANMF Media Release: LGH Staffing Woes Continue with Dire Staffing Shortages
LGH Staffing Woes Continue with Dire Staffing Shortages 8 September 2025 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch today is continuing to support members at the Launceston General Hospital who are grappling with short staffing across multiple wards and units. ANMF Branch Secretary Emily Shepherd said the ANMF was contacted yesterday by members in the Acute Medical [...]
ANMF Media Release: Access and Flow Solutions – Just Need the Basics
ANMF Media Release: Access and Flow Solutions - Just Need the Basics Tuesday 2 September 2025 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch today welcomed the opportunity to meet in the coming weeks with Health Minister Bridget Archer to discuss the ongoing access and flow challenges experienced by ANMF members at the Launceston General Hospital Emergency Department which [...]
Private Sector Updates – North
Private Sector Updates - North Calvary Health Care Tasmania (CHCT) Hospitals North The ANMF wrote to Calvary Private Hospital general manager requesting an urgent meeting be held to discuss the decision to accommodate public patients in the Melwood unit. Under the Calvary Health Care-Tasmanian Private Hospitals-Nurses and Midwives Enterprise Agreement 2022 the employer is obligated to notify relevant [...]
Public Sector Updates – South
Public Sector Updates - South Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) K9 West The ANMF wishes to provide members on K9 West with an update regarding the ongoing grievance that has now been escalated to the Tasmanian Industrial Commission (TIC). View the latest update. K10 East The ANMF would like to thank members on K10 East for your strong engagement [...]
Public Sector Updates – North West
Public Sector Updates - North West Mersey Community Hospital (MCH) The ANMF was notified that the MCH was at Critical Capacity on Monday 1 September 2025. Staff across the region were advised they may be redeployed to assist, and all education and non-essential meetings were to be cancelled. Despite this, MCH continues to operate the Medical Ward with [...]
Public Sector Updates – North
Public Sector Updates - North Launceston General Hospital (LGH) Northern Coronary Care Unit (NCCU) The ANMF recently consulted with members regarding the proposed model for a 14-bed unit - 8 Coronary Care Unit (CCU) beds and 6 step down beds for the Northern Coronary Care Unit (NCCU) at the Launceston General Hospital (LGH). View the latest update Ward [...]
Media Releases
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) are issuing a Code Yellow alert on behalf of LGH [...]
ANMF Media Release: Vacancy Control
Vacancy Control 2 August 2024 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Tasmania today welcomed the Tasmanian Liberal Government’s decision to quarantine nurses and midwives from the ongoing [...]
ANMF Media Release: Nurses as Security? ANMF Says No!
Nurses as Security? ANMF Says No! July 2024 The ANMF (Tasmania Branch) today stated it will fight a new Royal Hobart Hospital practice of training Associate Nurse Unit [...]