‘The Cheese Has Finished’: Adrian Delia’s Poetic Critique Of Mater Dei
Adrian Delia, MP for PN and former leader of the same party took to Facebook to express his frustration with the current state of healthcare at Mater Dei.
His post, which took the form of a satirical poem, highlighted the dire situation patients and medical staff are facing.
The poem begins with the stark declaration, “The cheese has finished,” a metaphorical expression suggesting that basic resources are no longer available.
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Delia paints a grim picture of the hospital’s condition, with corridors crowded with stretchers, long waits for medical tests and interventions, and even a shortage of essential disposables in operating theatres.
The “trauma of out-of-stock pills” adds to the distress, citing lack of necessary medical supplies.
Delia sarcastically notes that this situation is not occurring in some underdeveloped nation but at Mater Dei, Malta’s main public hospital. He suggests that the absence of basic items such as cheese, typically used as part of patient meals, symbolises a much larger issue.
The poem concludes with the bleak observation that patients will now have to make do “with only toast smeared with butter” as the contractor for cheese has expired without a replacement supplier being secured.
The closing lines, “it could be so funny were it not so sad, this is the chaos there is in hospital,” reflect Delia’s frustration and disbelief at the extent of the mismanagement that has led to this situation.
His post, while laced with humour, served as a scathing critique of the current administration’s handling of healthcare resources, showing the chaos and inefficiency that he believes have taken hold at Mater Dei.
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