After a serous of meetings with the Health Division, MUMN registered an agreement on certain long standing disputes both in Gozo General Hospital, Mater Dei Hospital and Boffa Hospital.

Such an agreement paved the way that as from today, Wednesday 16 April, a number of directives are being removed from such hospitals.

What is important to register is that issues are now open to discussions and not being presented as finalized before any discussions have taken place.

It was also agreed that the issue on the autonomy of Boffa Hospital is now to be discussed including the matter of utilising Boffa Hospital as a pilot project for Mater Dei Hospital.

There are still pending issues, such as the non-existent parking at the new oncology hospital at Mater Dei Hospital, the constant watches not being provided and other issues related to lack of nursing compliment. It was also agreed that these issues are going to be discussed in the coming weeks.

MUMN is looking forward so that this momentum will continue in the interest of everyone concerned so that the hardships and pressures which nurses and midwives are facing by working against all odds will give a decent service to our patients. It is clear that the lack of policies and strategy to manage Mater Dei Hospital and other hospitals cannot be allowed to continue.