Paul Pace hired as Nursing Deployment Advisor

Former union boss Paul Pace has been appointed as a government advisor of nursing deployment in health ministry, the government announced in a statement yesterday.

“Pace has vast experience in nursing and he has been the president of the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN), for the past nine years,” the statement said.

It added that Pace, former head of the MUMN, has vast experience in networking with international nurses, as he is a member of the board for the International Nursing Council.

In the statement the government also said that it expected to hire many nurses and medical professionals in the coming year in connection with a number of projects in the sector.

“Pace’s role will be providing advice on the nurses to be hired,” the statement said.

Pace’s political appointment comes after the former MUMN president called it a day after nine years at the helm of the union, having placed eighth in the election of 10 council members last month.

“Although elected, it is clear that I have lost the support of the members of the Council, since placing in the eighth place from those elected,” Pace said in a terse email sent to nurses and midwives.

Pace said he always worked in the interest of the members, always helping whoever needed the service of MUMN, “sometimes quite passionately and literally round the clock”.

“I am proud what the union achieved under my presidency with the two sectoral collective agreements signed besides the Civil Service agreement,” he said. “I can assure you that I never hid behind anyone and always tried my best when members used to bombard my phone, day and night.”