Tasmanian members of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation met with Labor leader Anthony Albanese on Monday to discuss greater support for nurses ahead of the federal election.
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The meeting took place in the north of the state with Mr Albanese spruiking his government's election commitments, heavily geared towards health.
ANMF Tasmanian secretary Emily Shepherd said ahead of the election the federation was calling on both parties to support key issues, including funding and legislating minimum staffing ratios, and transparency measures that require funding to be tied to care and improve conditions and pay for nurses.
She said Labor has committed to all of the issues in their budget reply but were yet to receive a response from the Liberal government.
"We've been advocating every political party and independent candidate in the lead-up to the federal election, and we're seeking commitments from every party and from every independent candidate," she said.
"We've done that here in Tasmania, and we've done that at a federal level, but unfortunately the Liberal party and candidates haven't committed to our four key priorities."
Bass Liberal MHR Bridget Archer said she supported all 148 recommendations of the Aged Care Royal Commission, including a time frame to ensure nurses were in aged care facilities.
"I also support a wage increase for aged care workers and am optimistic that the case currently before the Fair Work Commission will be successful," she said.
Mr Albanese said if elected he would ensure a nurse was placed in every aged care home across Australia within his first term.
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