Malta Public Transport will be implementing a number of changes to bus routes serving Mater Dei Hospital and the University of Malta from March 6, following a decision by the Transport Authority.

All routes serving Mater Dei Hospital will now serve both Bus Stop Sptar (at the hospital’s main entrance) and Bus Stop Universita’ (on the University side) before proceeding onto their respective journeys.

Passengers may therefore start their journey from the bus stop at the hospital's main entrance as well as from the bus stop at the University side of the hospital.

Furthermore, most routes serving Mater Dei Hospital will no longer serve St Luke’s Hospital which means passengers will enjoy shorter journeys to Mater Dei Hospital.

From March 6, Route 122 between Valletta and St Luke’s Hospital will run every 20 minutes between Monday and Saturday, and every 30 minutes on Sundays. This route will also proceed to Mater Dei Hospital.

Route 47 will continue to serve St Luke's Hospital too every hour. This means that four buses every hour will operate between St Luke's Hospital and Valletta and three buses every hour will operate between St Luke's Hospital and Mater Dei Hospital.

The change was announced hours after a group of elderly people protested about the bus routes outside the Prime Minister's office.