Two ongoing magisterial inquiries into hospital deaths – MUMN president

There are two ongoing magisterial inquiries into deaths that occurred at Mater Dei Hospital and which the public is not aware of, according to the head of the nurses’ union.

The inquiries, “which involve nurses”, are investigating potential mistakes, oversights and wrongdoings in hospital practices but the deaths and the ongoing judicial process have not been publicly announced.

Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN) president, Paul Pace told Times of Malta this is a good practice because it allows the judicial process to take its course without publicly and prematurely assigning blame on any of the staff.

He said this is in stark contrast with what happened to a nurse who was among seven workers suspended last summer after 83-year-old dementia patient Carmelo Fino walked out of St Vincent de Paul Residence in the middle of the night, got lost and was found dead two weeks later.

“Mistakes are happening in the system. Perhaps you wouldn’t know because they were not in the media but there are currently two other ongoing magisterial inquiries over deaths at Mater Dei,” Pace said.

“And they involve nurses as well.”

Pace was fielding questions about controversial union directives...