The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses, has said in a statement today that it has called for an urgent meeting with the Health Minister Konrad Mizzi and the Parliamentary Secretary of Health Chris Fearne, following the announcement [1] of the bids received on the call made by Malta Projects Limited, on behalf of the Maltese Government.
These bids were on a services concession for the management and operation of healthcare and ancillary services of the sites at Gozo General Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital and Karin Grech Rehabilitation Hospital.
The bidding companies were announced as Vitalis Global Healthcare/Bluestone, Image Hospitals and BSP Investments Ltd.
The MUMN said that a substantial number of nurses working in the Gozo General Hospital and the Karen Grech Hospital, had contacted the Union expressing their concerns over the possibility of having a private management on completion of the proposed investment.
The MUMN said that accordingly, it is seeking an urgent meeting with the Minister and the Parliamentary Secretary for Health to discuss the matter.
The Union concluded by saying that, “although we were granted a guarantee that nurses and other professionals will remain as public service employees and that collective agreements will be respected, the MUMN still has its concerns over how these hospitals will be managed.”