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NEWS 5 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 8 MARCH 2023 MARIANNA CALLEJA NURSES union boss Paul Pace has said he remains unim- pressed by the government's commitment to retain all staff at St Luke's, Karin Grech Hospi- tal, and Gozo General Hospital, the facilities under the Steward Health Care concession. "Healthcare staff are highly necessary, and we are suffering a big amount of shortages. There- fore, pledging 'continuity' to me makes no sense," MUMN Pres- ident Paul Pace said on TVM's Xtra. Pace said that former conces- sionaries Vitals Global Health- care had struggled to keep up human resources, and that health minister Chris Fearne had transferred nursing staff from Mater Dei to Karin Grech Hospital to keep up resources, without costing VGH addition- al outlay. "This demonstrated to MUMN that the government's need for personnel at the three hospitals is great." Pace said that the imprint of Steward Health Care, as an American health provider, had not been felt on the running of the three hospitals. "The people who operate the hospitals are still Maltese, and I know them as friends. They've been there for a long time, well before the 2013 elections," Pace noted. As an example, Pace said para- medics who worked at St Luke's Hospital felt there had been no genuine transition of power, either when Vitals or Steward started running the hospital, and that their working environment was still wanting. "I've worked in the medical field for 38 years, and St Luke'sz remained the same. I dubbed it 'the museum' after visiting the physiotherapy centre set up by Steward." Pace was referring to the is- land's sole national physiother- apy unit, which happens to be in St. Luke' Hospital, currently under Steward management. "The union spent three months of industrial action, in order for Steward to refurbish the centre." MUMN boss unimpressed with pledge to retain staff at Steward facilities MUMN President Paul Pace says workers at Steward hospitals felt there had been no genuine transition of power, when either Vitals or Steward started running the hospital THE body of a dead person was discovered in the sea off Ġnejna bay, police said on Wednesday. The body was found at around 11:30am, after a report was received by the police that it was spotted in the sea. Preliminary investigations showed the un- identified body has yet to be identified as it was in an advanced state of decomposition. Duty magistrate Elaine Mercieca is hold- ing an inquiry, while police investigations are ongoing. Lifeless body found in sea off Gnejna Bay www.pa.org.mt PLANNING AUTHORITY The role requires a person to assist in the design, development, testing and maintenance of information and spatial systems, with the appropriate training, documentation and support. 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