MUMN said today that it initiated talks with the Health Ministry to extend the Community Services and to address the issues related to the waiting lists at MDH.

MUMN represented by Mr Paul Pace (President) and Mr. Colin Galea (General Secretary) had the first meeting with the Health Minister Dr. Konrad Mizzi and Parliamentary Secretary Dr. Chris Fearne regarding the introduction of the Family Health Nurse in the community care.

The Union said that during this meeting both parties discussed the nursing challenges in the operating theatres and in the surgical wards at Mater Dei Hospital which need to be addressed so that the Health Department can be in a better position to address the waiting lists in the these departments.

“This meeting was organised after MUMN had last week stated that the Maltese population still lacks from the services of the Family Health Nurse, which is resulting with patients who have been discharged from Mater Dei Hospital to be readmitted in a matter of a few days and with substantial waiting lists to the elderly residence since no proper community services are being provided to the chronically ill respiratory patients,” the MUMN said.

“This is just the start of a series of meetings with a follow up meeting planned in two weeks time. MUMN will be holding various meetings with nurses working in various departments starting next Sunday with the Theatre Nurses to consult with them about the existing challenges so as to seek solutions that will be presented in the next meeting with the Ministry,” the Union concluded.

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