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7 gozotoday | FRIDAY • 30 JANUARY 2026 NEWS Post offices will be closed on Tuesday due to staff training seminar ALL post offices across Mal- ta and Gozo will be closed on Tuesday 3 February, due to a staff training seminar. On Tuesday, MaltaPost said customers may still access basic postal services from any of the Sub Post Offices, whilst postal delivery services will proceed as per usual. The Insurance Sales Office, located within the MaltaPost Head Office, Marsa, will also be closed for the same reason. Although, the company ad- vised that a representative will still be available at the insurance office for incoming calls and customer enquiries. All requests will then be at- tended to by the office on Wednesday 4 February. The list of Sub Post Offices may be viewed here: https:// www.maltapost.com/subpostof- fices MaltaPost staff will be attending a training seminar, leaving post offices vacant on Tuesday • Postal delivery services will operate as usual Maltapost office located in Rabat, Gozo on Triq Sir Adrian Dingli Hospice Malta staff gain international experience supported by Bank of Valletta to enhance Gozo care SEVERAL members of Hos- pice Malta's care team com- pleted international job shad- owing placements during 2025 as part of the organisation's ongoing investment in pro- fessional development, made possible through the support of Bank of Valletta. The programme enabled Hos- pice Malta staff to gain first- hand exposure to best practic- es in palliative and end-of-life care through placements at leading hospices abroad. In October 2025, Nurse Carmen Carta, and Day Therapy Coor- dinator, Marthese Azzopardi, undertook a job shadowing experience at North London Hospice, where they observed multidisciplinary approaches to patient care across a range of clinical and therapeutic set- tings. This was followed in Novem- ber 2025 by a second place- ment at Isle of Man Hospice, attended by Community Nurse Jaqueline Borg and Communi- ty Care Coordinator Christine Zammit. During their time there, participants engaged with hospice professionals delivering community-based services, gaining valuable in- sights into care coordination, patient support and service delivery outside the inpatient environment. The job shadowing initiative forms part of Hospice Malta's broader strategy to continu- ously enhance the quality of its services by learning from established international pro- viders. The knowledge and expe- rience gained through these placements are being shared internally and will help inform the ongoing development of Hospice Malta's clinical and community care services. Bank of Valletta and the BOV Foundation have been sup- porting Hospice Malta for a considerable number of years and it 's support has been in- strumental in making these in- ternational learning opportu- nities possible, reinforcing the bank's commitment to sup- porting healthcare excellence and professional development within the local community. Further building on this ini- tiative, Hospice Malta has al- ready confirmed another job shadowing placement sched- uled for February 2026, when members of its team will un- dertake a similar experience at Northern Ireland Hospice. Hospice Malta provides free palliative care services across Malta and Gozo to patients suffering from cancer, mo- tor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, as well as advanced cardiac, respiratory, kidney and liver conditions. As the organisation contin- ues to expand its services, in- dividuals interested in joining Hospice Malta's multidisci- plinary team are encouraged to visit www.hospicemalta. org to view current vacancies and learn more about oppor- tunities to contribute to this essential work. Left to right: Hospice Malta's Community Nurse Jaqueline Borg and Community Care Coordinator Christine Zammit spent time at Isle of Man Hospice gaining valuable insights into care coordination and Hospice Malta's Nurse Carmen Carta and Day Therapy Coordinator Marthese Azzopardi spent time observing and engaging with North London Hospice's multidisciplinary team