Three of four police investigations into Mater Dei Hospital’s financial management have drawn a blank.

The investigations, looking into cases related to the hospital’s contracts and procurement, were ordered after a government inquiry revealed “eye catching” inconsistencies in the way the hospital was being run.

The internal inquiry looked into allegations of mismanagement made in a report drafted by former EU health commissioner John Dalli.

Mr Dalli’s scathing report had highlighted, among others, a serious lack of control over pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, problems with payslips, unauthorised transfers of high value medical equipment and discrepancies in inventories, to the tune of millions of euros.

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