Mur Lura
STATEMENT BY THE HEALTH DIVISION REFERRING TO THE MEETINGS WITH THE MAM
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04/09/2001
04/09/2001
| The Health Division holds regular meetings with the | Medical Association of Malta (MAM) to discuss pending issues. In a letter dated Friday 31st August 2001, the MAM raised several new issues. In spite of the fact that a meeting had been planned a fortnight ago to take place today, Tuesday 4th September 2001, these issues were the basis of the press statement issued by MAM yesterday. Thus MAM did not allow any time for discussion with the Health Division of these new issues. Notwithstanding this attitude, , the new issues raised by MAM that pertain to the Health Division were in fact discussed today although they were not on the agenda. |
| The Health Division reaffirmed its long standing | policy of engaging Maltese medical staff as long as these are fully qualified and available to perform the services required. The Health Division has no intention of changing this policy. The recruitment procedure regarding the expatriates referred to by MAM in their press statement, was the same as that adopted for the engagement of all expatriate medical staff for at least the last twenty years. |
| The Health Division informed MAM that all the | thirty-three Maltese successful candidates who applied for posts of Senior House Officer in the Accident & Emergency Department were in fact offered such posts. All those who accepted will be taking up relative duties in the Accident & Emergency Department. The expatriate female doctor was engaged on a temporary basis over and above the required number of staff in the Accident & Emergency Department for a trial period of three months. |
| With regard to the posts of Senior Registrars in | Surgery, MAM was informed during today’s meeting that the relative interviews are due to be held in mid-September and that the engagement of an expatriate surgeon, to guarantee the provision of an adequate service to Maltese patients, will in no way block promotions for qualified Maltese specialists. |
| The restructuring of the department referred to by | MAM in its press statement has not yet been finalised and it is therefore premature for anyone to reach conclusions on the matter. |
| The other items mentioned in the press statement were | not discussed as they concern public service collective agreement issues which are not the direct responsibility of the Health Division. |
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