Industrial Directives to Nurses in all Grades at the New Extension at SVP

We would like to inform you that after the discussions held, did not result in immediate recovery regarding the compliment of nurses and support workers, MUMN is again issuing Industrial Directives – the Directives published for SVP Nurses apply also to you from next Thursday 29th October 2020 from 7am onwards.

 

Moreover, we are adding more Directives which will also come in effect with the others:-

 

1. Do not offer any care for those residents that continuously abuse the staff in their attitude, comments, and actions. These residents do not deserve your care. Only treatment should be administered to these patients. Otherwise do not go near these patients who have history for abusing the staff every ward they have resided.

 

2. Those Nurses who are not certified to withdraw blood should not do this practice as they may be involved in medicolegal issues.

 

3a. Those wards which occupy 36 patients and less should have as compliment - CN/DCN and 3 Nurses during the day plus 7 supporting staff.

 

3b. Those wards which occupy 37 patients or more should have as compliment - CN/DCN and 4 Nurses during the day and 2 Nurses during the night plus 7 supporting staff.

 

Those wards who do not have this compliment, the Nurses are not to wash patients but focus only on administration of treatment, change of dressings, nursing report and parameters.

 

4. No further new admissions (internal and external) in any ward is to take place. This Directive is to be only removed until MUMN has an agreement with all stake holders regarding the staff compliment.

 

5. When a constant watch is ordered, patient is to be restrained until an additional staff arrives to the ward for constant watch purposes.

 

Regards,

 

Colin Galea

General Secretary

MUMN 

27^th October 2020