Two nurses resign from union council

Two nurses have resigned from the executive council of the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses.

The reasons behind their decision were not revealed yesterday but will be given at a press conference today.

One of the nurses is Corinne Ward, a council member who heads the Tissue Viability Unit at Mater Dei Hospital. The other member has not been named.

It is believed the resignations follow the recent spat over the union's hard-hitting directives, which many had felt were irresponsible.

The directives had led former union president Rudolph Cini to call for his successor's resignation and as a result he was ousted from his post as honorary president.

When contacted, MUMN president Paul Pace said he was unaware of the resignations and the press conference and preferred not to comment.