Over 4,000 workers in the public health sector will be getting better wages and conditions following a new sectoral agreement for nurses and midwives. According to the President of the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses, this agreement will be motivating for nurses and midwives. He said that everyone is aware of the shortage of nurses worldwide, but that here in Malta the problem was recognised and they worked together to encourage people to enter the profession while also incentivising those currently in the field to remain.
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