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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 with Guts?” One which has the courage to address the systemic and long-standing issues affecting our health system? One which [...]
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 24 Special Note: ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary Emily Shepherd and ANMF members will be available for media interview The Australian [...]
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 the State. Demand for community nursing services is increasing rapidly and existing service cannot keep up, this places significant pressure [...]
ANMF Media Release: ANMF Tasmania Slams Dangerous Misinformation on Nurse Practitioner Led Clinics
ANMF Tasmania Slams Dangerous Misinformation on Nurse Practitioner Led Clinics July 2025 The Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (Tasmanian Branch) today condemned the baseless claims that nurse practitioner-led clinics compromise patient safety. ANMF Acting-Branch Secretary Phoebe Mansell said these falsehoods are a transparent attempt to discredit a proven, [...]
ANMF Media Release: ANMF Calls on New Government To Continue Funds For The RHH Clinical Trials Unit On Cancer Nurses Day
ANMF Calls on New Government To Continue Funds For The RHH Clinical Trials Unit On Cancer Nurses Day July 2025 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch today honoured all members working in cancer services on Cancer Services Day. ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary Emily Shepherd said the [...]
ANMF Media Release: Count the Babies
Count the Babies June 2025 Babies count. It’s time they were counted in midwifery workloads. Because safe staffing saves lives - both mothers and babies’ lives. The ANMF will again launch the Count the Babies campaign to highlight a critical gap in Tasmania’s health system: newborn babies are [...]
ANMF Media Release: ANMF Return to Tasmanian Industrial Commission – If no outcomes; members have endorsed to take industrial action
ANMF Return to Tasmanian Industrial Commission - If no outcomes; members have endorsed to take industrial action June 2025 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Tasmanian Branch) today attended the Tasmanian Industrial Commission to discuss the status of the longstanding Public Sector Dispute. “This dispute relates to all [...]
ANMF Media Release: ANMF Takes Industrial Action
ANMF Takes Industrial Action June 2025 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Tasmanian Branch) today announced Statewide industrial action with regard to safe staffing levels and double shifts across all of Tasmania’s major hospitals. ANMF Acting-Branch Secretary Phoebe Mansell said the action will include: Wearing ANMF T shirts [...]
ANMF Media Release: ANMF Members Take Industrial Action to Protect Work Health and Safety
ANMF Members Take Industrial Action to Protect Work Health and Safety June 2025 ANMF members at the Department of Medical Imagining at the Royal Hobart Hospital have commenced industrial action as they have reached breaking point as a result of chronic understaffing, unsafe workloads and relentless fatigue. ANMF [...]
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 - nurses and midwives working on the ground - have said critical items like bread, milk, juice, yoghurt, and sandwiches [...]