Patients to suffer as a result of MUMN action - ministry
Certain services in health centres may be affected as a result of industrial action ordered by the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses, the Health Ministry said.
It said in a statement that the MUMN had instructed nurses not to take blood to the detriment of patients who would have been fasting for a number of hours or would have taken leave.
The ministry said that people who had an appointment should call the relevant centre to confirm it.
It apologised for the inconvenience and said that every effort was being made for the situation to be solved as soon as possible.
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GiovDeMartino
Sep 6th 2010, 08:38
Xi dnub ma nistghux ingibu lil Mintoff lura! Veru hasra!
m.bezzina
Sep 7th 2010, 05:34
ibzax tikkupjawh qedin lil Mintoff...imma mhux fic childrens allowance jew il pensjonijiet jew l gholi tal hajja!!Sur demartino!!
J Micallef
Sep 5th 2010, 22:55
Ilhom ibatu tant pazjenti bin-nuqqas kroniku ta' staff, ta' medicini u ta' servizzi bazici issa qed taharqu qalbu l-ministru ghall-pazjent? Drajniha t-tattika tal-gvern meta xi Union tordna azzjoni industrijali issa... jipprova jgiblek qalbek gungliena. L-istess jaghmel mal-MUT, ma' tal-MEPA, mal-GWU, ma' tal-piloti, etc...
Nies serji u genwini m'ghadhomx jaqghu fin-nases pwerili ta' din il-politika mahmuga.
Carmel Saliba
Sep 5th 2010, 21:43
We are being informed that 'every effort was being made for the situation to be solved as soon as possible'. Solved but temporary. The way how student nurses are included in our University will take at least 10 years to be really solved the nursing shortage in Malta. In the meantime we have to import nurses from any country in the world. I hope that one day my message is understood by those who are the today's health planners in Malta.
vsaliba
Sep 5th 2010, 18:38
@ axuereb: Kemm ghandna memmorja qasira!!! Mela t-tobba jistghu jaghmlu strajks kemm iridu (1977) - ghax il-gvern ried li l-kura tas-sahha tkun b'xejn. U ghax in-nurses jobdu direttivi (mhux strajk ta bhal ma ghamlu t-tobba u telqu l-barra 33 sena ilu - u dak iz-zmien konna aktar kattolici) allura issa n-nurses qed narawhom xjaten. Heqq, kemm jinbidlu l-fehmiet tan-nies ma tul iz-zmien!!
G.Saliba
Sep 5th 2010, 18:29
I cannot understand why all these peoplw are attacking MUMN and its members instead of shaming the government for its stand on not increasing the intake of more nursing students. We should be debted against these people who day after day work their hearts out to care for our sick and elderly despite the big shortage that exists. Shame on you Mr. government for letting this happen after all these years in government. Remember it was a previous government health minister who claimed that there was no shortage. At least todays minister admits that we have almost 600 nurse short and yet he supports the university and keeps 100 future nurses away. SHAME.
J S Borg
Sep 5th 2010, 17:49
I am sure that the University can accept 1000 pupils to follow a course in nursing as it does with other faculties. Then the students will only have to follow lectures only and no practicals. Whenever I was in hospital I always welcomed students, even arrogant ones, who came over to me to have some practicals.
Jacob Sammut
Sep 5th 2010, 16:46
Health Ministry you should be ashamed for the current situation and instead of getting all those qualified persons to start their course you are supporting the university in its arrogant position. Shame and shame again on you. You are not even fit for a third-world country let alone an EU member.
Paul Fenech
Sep 5th 2010, 16:42
To all those attacking the MUMN about the action it is taking against the Government. Do you want to current situation where more than 100 persons qualified to study for nurses are not accepted by the university because of its imposed numerus clausus when we have such a great shortage of nurses? You should be attacking the government and the university for not solving the country's needs and not the union which is defending the nurses.
S. Fenech
Sep 5th 2010, 17:46
My father (who is way above 60) had to fast for 14 hours between Thursday and Friday and was notified about this issue only when he arrived at the Mosta Health Centre. I have a test tomorrow at Mater Dei, and I hope that it is not the same situation there. I have been booked for this test for almost six months (and was lucky, as normally these tests are being booked from 12 months and more before). Now, when I was a University student and we had any kind of litigations with the goverment, we dealth with it and protested but never involved third parties, let alone patients and people who needed medical tests. I do not agree with numerus clausus, but there are better ways to handle this. People who are in need for medical tests should never be involved. Shame on the MUMN who decided to take this drastic move whatever the reason.
axuereb
Sep 5th 2010, 18:02
@ Paul Fenech Dear Mr Fenech, what if you or your relatives (God forbid) need to have blood drawn for some emergency? Would you be so understanding? Whilst I understand the plight of the students who were not accepted for the nursing course, I can never understand why innocent third parties had to be involved!
Paul Fenech
Sep 5th 2010, 18:24
Dear S. Fenech whenever there is an industrial action third parties are always involved. What you have highlighted is the result of not having enough nurses, a situation which is being perpetuated by not allowing all those who qualified to attend for the course. So although third parties are involved and have to suffer to some extent it is all the fault of the authorities, both the government for not taking stock of the situation and indeed a few years ago a Minister said that we have enough nurses and there is going to be no problem and also the university with its professors who are being paid by the taxpayers and instead of looking after the interests of those who are paying them are simply being arrogant and do not care for them. Dear a xuereb I am sure that when there is an emergency no one will deny you care and whatever is needed. Don't think that our unions are all so irresponsible that they will order their members to deny urgent medical care for patients. This has NEVER been the case.
M A Camilleri
Sep 5th 2010, 23:39
@axuereb
Please note that MUMN industrial actions is related to blood taking in Health Centres which are not emergency situations. Emergency blood taking will still continue as usual. So please inform yourself well before SHOUTING!!
axuereb
Sep 5th 2010, 16:41
tal-misthija.l-affarijiet insolvuhom madwar il-mejda u mela nghamlu strike u jbatu n-nies, l-aktar il-pazjenti u l-vulnerrabli.affarijiet ma jitwemmnux, missu jisthi minn hareg b ideja ta srike gewwa l-isptar!pajjiz veru kattoliku.dawn nies li suppost qeghdin hemm biex jiehdu hsieb sahhitna!Il-Gvern ghandu jintervjeni minnufih!
J S Borg
Sep 5th 2010, 16:36
One should know that it is the University which states the number of entries. So these nurses are reporting for work, do not do their duty and get paid? If I remember we had a very special enterprise the workers of which used to strike and get paid and ended up into a huge deficit.
T Camilleri
Sep 5th 2010, 22:24
J S Borg the university and its profs are being paid by us taxpayers and it is us through the government that should say what should be the number of entries not the university.
M.Aquilina
Sep 5th 2010, 16:04
Patients should not suffer for any dispute between the government and any other governmental organisation. One should understand that the patient comes first no mater what. That is the whole importance of our Job
S.Bonnici
Sep 5th 2010, 15:29
Last Friday my mum ( over 70 years old ) went to Paola H.C for a blood test which has been booked for over 6 weeks. She had to stay starved for 14 hours. At the health centre they told her they were on strike and she was supposed to phone to re check about her appointment.
Really professional !!!
S. Fenech
Sep 5th 2010, 17:40
My father had the same experience at the Mosta Health Centre. I have a test tomorrow at Mater Dei, and I hope that it is not the same situation there. I have been booked for this test for almost six months.
r. cutajar
Sep 5th 2010, 15:15
Crocodile tears -----------------poor minister and his entourage will be canceling all holidays short and charge to the Patients' rescue
issa ifthu xi erbgha homes u il bzar jaghmel il kumplament ftit qabel l-ellez.
A.Saliba
Sep 5th 2010, 14:55
same old ministry
Jeremy J Camilleri
Sep 5th 2010, 13:32
I guess the Ministry should do its best to resolve this dispute then...in the interest of patients...
Claire Busuttil
Sep 5th 2010, 13:28
thanks MUMN, and thanks ministry....you are all so kind!
axuereb
Sep 5th 2010, 13:23
lets hope a solution is found quickly!Will this action affect children/adults suffering from cancer?
J.Borg
Sep 5th 2010, 13:08
So the ministry drags his feet to conclude agreements. Then when the unions take action they come up with the excuse that patients will suffer.
Patrick Bellia
Sep 5th 2010, 15:43
Siehbi dan kull min ikun il gvern tal gurnata ikaxkar xi naqra saqajh. jien taf x insaqsik habib tieghi, Kif fi sptarijiet privati ma tismax bi strajkijiet u affarijiet bhall dawn u tismahom f tal gvern biss, possibli tal privat in nursies specjali? issa hekk sew allura azzjoni li apparti li ha jbati kullhadd ha jbatu l aktar nies vulnerabbli b mard serju etc... allura jekk jidhol pazjent jghajjat bl ugiegh u jridu jehdulu d demm ghall testijeit ha jhalluh jghajjat hemm fuq l istretcher, tghidlix imma ghandom dritt jistrajkjaw ghax nghidlek qed tirraguna hazin ghax kieku tigi bzonnhom int u ssib strajk ma nahsibx li tiehu gost. ghallinqas jekk f kull sala jew fejn jittiehed id demm hemm numru ta nursies per ezempju hemm 20 nurse jiehud d demm inhalli 7 l azzjoni xorta tkun issir u nibda naqdi l aktar kazi serji mhux xejn, ghax sahha titlifha tkun tlift kollox.
Salvinu Vella
Sep 5th 2010, 16:50
Patrick Bellia allura tippretendi li l-unjon ma taghmilx dak kollu li hemm bzonn kemm ghall-membri taghha kif ukoll ghall-pazjenti? Ghax fl-ahhar mill-ahhar in-nuqqas ta' nurses ibatu minhabba fih il-pazjenti. Dak li ghandek tghid habib tieghu u tikkritika lill-Gvern li mhux bixx ikaxkar saqajh imma saqajh imwahhlin mal-art u trid tigbdu bi krejn biex forsi iccaqilqu.
patrick Bellia
Sep 5th 2010, 19:03
Salvinu, jiena ma ghedtx li l union ma ghandix dritt taghmel dak li hemm bzonn, anzi jiena ghedt : ghallinqas jekk f kull sala jew fejn jittiehed id demm hemm numru ta nursies per ezempju hemm 20 nurse jiehud d demm inhalli 7 l azzjoni xorta tkun issir u nibda naqdi l aktar kazi serji mhux xejn, ghax sahha titlifha tkun tlift kollox. Biex ghallinqas kazijiet serji jinqdew. issa iccaqalqu bi krejn trid u mhux jien ma jinterressanix, li jinteressani hu, li jekk jien (ha nsemmi lili) ghandi jehduli id demm ma ghandix nghaddi martirju, U ghaliex dejjem fi sptarijiet tal Gvern dawn isiru, tal privat specjali n nursies? dik nixtieq inkun naf ghala tal privat qatt ma tisma bihom
T Camilleri
Sep 5th 2010, 22:25
Baqa' sptarijiet privati ghax wiehed hemm u iktar hemm tobba milli nurses.
M. A. Camilleri
Sep 5th 2010, 23:52
@Patrick Bellia Please read well the directives since they involve nurses taking blood at health centres. Remember that emergency blood is taken at Mater Dei. So if you have an emergency you will be treated just the same. Do you think MUMN is that irresponsible??