Midwives in the dark on their future

A group of midwives who graduated last July are still in the dark on their employment in the public service after bureaucracy stalled the process, the Times of Malta has learnt.
The 17 midwives, who graduated from the University of Malta, had passed the interview and were told that their induction course would start last Monday, but nothing so far has happened.
Sources said the same happened to a large group of nurses, who should have started their employment last Monday. They are now expected to start their induction course on Monday, October 3.
But unlike the nurses, the midwives have no date for their induction course.

“After four years studying midwifery, I was happy to receive my results and called in for an interview, but we are extremely frustrated that we are now unemployed and without any source of income. We were meant to start the induction course last Monday but received no word about it,” one of the newly qualified midwives told the Times of Malta on condition of anonymity.
The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses is following the situation closely. Sources said the union was informed by the Health Ministry that the delay was due to the fact that President...