PUNTI MILL-KONFERENZA STAMPA MOGHTIJA DALGHODU MID-DIVIZJONI TAS-SAHHA DWAR IL-COMPLEMENT TAN-NURSES FIS SWALI TA' L-ISPTAR MONTE CARMELI

Ghaddiet sena minn mindu bdew id-diskussjonijiet dwar il-complement ta' nurses fis-swali ta' l-Isptar Monte Carmeli.

Il-Unions kienu qed joggezzjonaw ghal caqlieq ta' nurses minn sala ghall-ohra, kif ukoll ghall-fatt li d-dipartiment kien ghamel xi restrizzjonijiet fuq in-numru ta' sieghat li nurses setghu jahdmu bhala overtime.

Biex tigi evitata azzjoni industrijali kien intlahaq ftehim temporanju li ta' bidu ghal diskussjonijiet fuq esercizzju ta' deployment ta' nurses u Nursing Aides fl-Isptar Monte Carmeli. Id-diskussjonijiet damu sejrin xhur u kienu saru diversi proposti, kemm mid-dipartiment kif ukoll mit-tlett Unions. Filwaqt li kien hemm qbil fuq certi oqsma, f'ohrajn ma ntlahaqx ftehim. Il-Unions dejjem baqghu isostnu li huma kontra l-kuncett ta' "reliever pool" li joffri l-flessibilit'� li qed tinsisti fuqha id-Divizjoni.

Ghal dawn l-ahhar xhur id-Divizjoni tas-Sahha analizzat l-alternattivi kollha u jidher li ma hemmx alternattiva hlief li tesigi li l-complement ta' nurses jigi implementat mill-10 ta' April.

Dalghodu, id-Direttur General tas-Sahha, informa b'dan lit-tliet Unions u baghatilhom skeda ta' staff complements fuq id-diversi wards ( annessa ). Il-proposti jiehdu in konsiderazzjoni n-numru ta' pazjenti fid-diversi swali, kif ukoll is-severit'� tal-mard ta' dawn il-pazjenti. Hemm ukoll inkluz il-principju tal-flessibilit'� li jippermetti caqlieq ta' staff minn sala ghall-ohra, skond l-esigenzi tal-morda u tas-servizz. Id-Divizjoni hija konvinta li b'dan id-deployment ser ikun hemm uzu ahjar tar-rizorsi umani b'iffrankar ta' hafna flus li jintefqu fuq overtime, li matul l-1999 f'Monte Carmeli lahaq is-somma ta' Lm636,998 li minnhom Lm448,668 thallsu lin-nurses.

Ma jistax ikun li nibqghu fis-sitwazzjoni li komparat max-xoghol li hemm jkollna nurses zejda fuq certu swali u nuqqas f'ohra u jkollna nhaddmu nies bl-overtime biex ikun jista' jinghata s-servizz li jehtiegu l-morda. Dan minhabba li ma nistghux incaqalqu nurses minn sala ghall-ohra.

Filwaqt li d-Divizjoni tifhem li ser ikun hemm diffikult'� biex l-istaff jaccetta dan id-deployment il-gdid minhabba li ser jonqos l-overtime, id-Divizjoni thossha responsabbli biex tisgura li flus il-poplu jintefqu b'mod xieraq.

L-ittra li ntbaghtet lit-tliet unions mid-Direttur Generali tas-Sahha ssegwi.

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27 March 2000

Mr C. Galea
Secretary, Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses

Mr J. Briffa
Secretary, Union Haddiema Maghqudin

Ms J. Attard Sultana
Secretary, General Workers Union

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Deployment of Nurses at Mount Carmel Hospital

Following months of discussions and negotiations regarding the deployment of Nurses and Nursing Aides at Mount Carmel Hospital and the adoption of the principle of flexibility for the allocation of nurses and nursing aides on the wards, the Division has over the past months analysed the proposals put on the table for consideration. Although there are substantial areas where the staff complements proposed by the two sides are similar, there appears to be some reluctance on the part of the Unions to accept the principle of flexibility. The introduction of such a system of staff deployment is a principle which the Health Division cannot renounce.

Following due consideration, the Division has decided to implement a complementing /deployment exercise based on such a principle. The Division believes that the revised ward complements ensure equitable staff distribution which reflects the work load on the various wards and will lead to a more cost effective use of available human resources as well as to enhancement of patient care.

The Health Division will deploy staff to ensure that staff complements as detailed below will be present on the various wards. Any deficiencies from the complement which arise as a result of sick leave will have to be absorbed by the relative ward. Any other deficiencies in the complement will be made up from a reliever pool, and if this is not sufficient, overtime will be offered.

The above deployment will become effective on 10 April 2000

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