ANMF NT

17/09/2025

Great opportunity

September 22nd–25th

07/08/2025

Cath Hatcher is the NT branch secretary of the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation explains the situation in Darwin Private Hospital's Maternity to Adam Steer.

14/07/2025

“Nursing is humanity in motion, and that can make it difficult to define. But it is vital that we do define it to ensure that it is visible and valued.”
What do you think of the new comprehensive definitions of Nurse and Nursing voted on at the recent International Council of Nurses Congress?
Read more in the ANMJ: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4eayomt

25/06/2025

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11/05/2025

08/05/2025

It is disappointing news for women in Darwin, who are now unable to chose private obstetric care within the NT, as a birthing choice.

This is disgusting, the only private provider in the NT to just pull the pin at short notice, and close off the only private health choice for NT women & families.

I have had reassurance from the RDH Director Of Nursing & Midwifery, that the following is in place:

# Private women who have already commenced their antenatal care with one of the tow (2) private obstetricians can still continue to do so, until they have had their baby

the women are in labour, the RDH midwives along with the private obstetricians will care for them through their labour and birth

# Once the baby is born, the private obstetricians will visit the women and their babies on the postnatal ward.

women and their babies meet the criteria to be safely be sent home or to a hotel, will have postnatal care in their facility or home, with the RDH midwives for up-to and including day 10 (yes some maybe phone calls, but safety is the first priority, if a home visit is required, then this will be facilitated).

as usual the care, after Day 10, care will be transferred to the Community Care Centres.

The DPH Midwives have not made contact with RDH yet, to obtain a contract with the Department of Health.
The Darwin Healthscope Private Hospital (the Employer) are not playing fair with the DPH Midwives, and if the DPH Midwives leave now and start a RDH contract prior to 6th June, the DPH midwives will not receive the well deserved money (redundancy packages or pro-rata of long service leave entitlements).
This is why the DPH midwives have not approached RDH as yet, but some will after 6th June 2025.

If DPH Employer (Healthscope) do not offer redundancy packages (so far they haven't), ANMF NT will take them to the Fair Work Commission (FWC).

Authorised by C. Hatcher ANMF NT Branch Secretary

05/05/2025

Thank you to the nurses & midwives for participating in the May Day March. A celebration for the past, the present and for the future. Historically for the 8 hour day, the introduction of Medicare and the creation of compulsory superannuation. Unions have always led the way in making Australia fairer, safer and more, just for the working people.
The fight still continues with safer workloads, safer nurse/midwife /patient ratios and securing pay rises that keep up with the cost of living, with attraction & incentive allowances to attract nurses / midwives to the NT.
Happy International Midwives Day for today May 5th.

04/05/2025

May Day March is tomorrow, Monday May 5th
Marching from 38 Wood Street (Unions NT office) & walking to the Esplanade
Meet at 10am @ 38 Woods Street - FREE ANMF NT T-Shirts, hats & water prior to march commencing
March commences at 10.30am, then walk to the Esplanade. FREE water, soft drinks, alcohol & food at the Esplanade.
See ANMF NT for wrist bands to achieve FREE food & drinks.
Free Entertainment at the Esplanade until 3pm. Bring the kids, rides & entertainment for the kids & adults.