Protest over working conditions at psychiatric hospital
State nurses’ union Pasyno on Wednesday said it was considering strike measures to protest state inaction over the ‘third-world working conditions’ of colleagues at the...
athalassa psychiatric hospital
Health ministry criticised for delays at Athalassa psychiatric hospital
The plan to upgrade Athalassa hospital, the only state psychiatric hospital in Cyprus, is expected to be completed by the end of October, Health Minister...
Cyprus has second lowest number of psychiatric hospital beds in EU
Cyprus has the second lowest number of psychiatric hospital beds among EU member states, just 21 per 100,000 inhabitants, Eurostat reported on Wednesday on the...
Mother who killed her son 12, committed to psychiatric hospital
A 40-year-old woman suspected of stabbing her son, 12, to death in Nicosia on Thursday has been committed to a psychiatric hospital for treatment, police...
Severe schizophrenic who killed father to be hospitalised
The Larnaca criminal court in Monday said that its decision to admit a 34-year-old man accused of killing his father last April to the state...
MPs repeat call for new psychiatric hospital
Despite recent improvements at the Athalassa psychiatric hospital, infrastructure problems persist, MPs said on Monday calling for the construction of a modern new unit. Two...
Seven Missing identified at Athalassa
The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) has identified the remains of seven people found at the Athalassa Psychiatric Hospital, Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said on...
Child stabbing suspect ‘a victim of an indifferent system’
Children’s rights commissioner Leda Koursoumba on Thursday condemned the fact that the 13-year-old boy who allegedly fatally stabbed his nine-year-old sister was admitted to the...
Call for relatives of persons buried at Athalassa to provide DNA
By Annette Chrysostomou The families of missing persons need to provide genetic material to the commission for humanitarian affairs in order to facilitate the identification...
Council of Europe report raises concerns of police abuse
A Council of Europe anti-torture report published on Thursday raises concerns over allegations of police abuse, prison overcrowding and poor conditions in psychiatric and social...
