#hospital

Pasydy union nurses have raised alarm over overcrowding in public hospitals, warning that increased winter admissions, mainly of patients with pulmonary problems and influenza, are placing patients and staff at ...

Unions Pasyno and Pasyki warned on Thursday that the old buildings of Athalassa hospital are ‘structurally unsound, placing patients and staff at immediate and real risk’. In a joint statement, ...

The recent increase in hospital admissions of patients suffering from influenza type A is a seasonal phenomenon and not a cause for concern, Okypy spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Monday. “...

Hospitals across Cyprus were between 85 and 90 per cent full during the holiday period, with that figure set to rise over the coming days in the aftermath of festive gatherings, state ...

By Andreas Chrysafis Polis Chrysochous Hospital, built 1957 by the British, has been serving the region for nearly seven decades. Yet despite its critical role, it remains one of the most ...

A violent incident that took place on Saturday at Nicosia general hospital, was condemned by the nursing and radiology branches of the Pasydy civil servants union on Monday. The incident ...

The employers and industrialists’ federation (Oev) expressed deep disappointment on Thursday with an ultimatum issued by the health ministry to private hospitals. Oev warned that the threat to suspend operating ...

The state health services organisation (Okypy) has pledged to include new nursing positions in its 2026 budget, Pasydy said on Wednesday. The new posts will cover both general nursing and mental‑...

A 28-year-old motorcyclist from Ukraine has died following a road accident on the old Dromolaxia-Larnaca road. Artem Fomichov, a resident of Larnaca, passed away at 11.30 pm on Friday at Nicosia ...

A 30-year-old man from Paphos is in critical condition after a serious road accident in the early hours of Friday. The crash happened at about 1am on Agapinoros street in ...

A €15,000 state-of-the-art physiotherapy system, fully funded by aluminium-can recycling proceeds, was handed to Larnaca general hospital on Wednesday, as local charity Cans for Kids marked another major donation to children’...

A debate took place this week in the House health committee over a new bill establishing a legal framework for the creation and operation of university clinics and hospitals in ...

The cabinet approved measures on Tuesday to combat antimicrobial resistance and hospital infections, which health minister Michalis Damianos described as “one of the most serious threats to patient safety and ...

A 59-year-old man is in serious condition at Nicosia general hospital after an accident involving an e-scooter early on Saturday morning in Paralimni. According to police, the incident happened at ...

Cyprus will experience widespread disruption on Thursday as a three-hour nationwide strike affects airports, schools and public services amid a dispute over the Cost-of-Living Allowance (CoLA). Hermes Airports confirmed on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday night announced that a new hospital will be built in Polis Chrysochous. Speaking during a visit to the town, he said that “preparatory actions have ...

Cyprus has been facing a nursing shortage for some time, but nothing was done by the authorities apart from mounting a campaign encouraging young people to study nursing. The campaign ...

In a brightly lit treatment room at a private hospital in Istanbul, doctor Erdal Dilekci makes dozens of small, quick incisions on a patient’s back as part of a ...

The parents of 33-year-old Yiannis Lambitsis have appealed to President Nikos Christodoulides for immediate action to release the findings of the investigation into their son’s death at Nicosia general ...

A 79-year-old woman is in hospital after falling from a moving golf buggy on a private road in Paphos on Monday evening. The incident happened at around 6pm, when a 20...

The child who fell nine metres out of a window in the early hours of Sunday morning is in a “serious but stable” condition, paediatric surgeon at Nicosia’s Makarios ...

A total of three men have been admitted to hospitals in Limassol and Nicosia with heatstroke, as Cyprus experiences high temperatures. One man is in serious condition, officials said. Okypy ...

A four-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being struck by a car in Yeroskipou this afternoon. The incident happened at about 2.20pm on Vassilis Michaelides Street. Police said ...

The parents of the 22-month-old child that was admitted to hospital with second degree burns after being left in a bathtub with scalding water, on Wednesday were remanded in custody ...