Partit Demokratiku said it supports the Medical Association of Malta (MAM) and Union Ħaddiema Magħqudin (UĦM) for insisting on negotiating directly with the government regarding the jobs of healthcare workers. 

PD understands why MAM and UĦM have insisted that their negotiations be held with the government and not with a third party: the workers that MAM and UĦM represent work with the government.

Alexander Clayman, PD's Spokesperson for Health & Social Justice said: 'The half-secret contracts between the government and the private company attempting to run three Maltese hospitals are extremely shady, and would benefit from being investigated by the Public Accounts Committee and later debated thoroughly and openly in Parliament.'