#hospital

Nurses’ trade union Pasyno on Friday decried understaffing at Cyprus’ hospitals, declaring that hospitals “cannot depend on overtime” and thus requesting that they be “appropriately and sufficiently staffed”. They expressed “...

With four people already dead and five intubated with complications from flu and seasonal infections, people with a cough or fever are flocking to state hospital emergency departments seeking immediate ...

Israeli forces killed at least 19 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, including a rescue worker, health officials said, as troops deepened an incursion along the territory’s northern edge, ...

Turkey is on Thursday to open a new military hospital in Kyrenia, with the country’s Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz set to formally open it. The hospital is being built ...

Health Minister Michalis Damianos expressed his concern on Monday over the risks of an oligopoly in the health sector, as private hospitals are being bought up by a limited number ...

The state doctors’ union (Pasyki) raised concerns on Thursday over a shortage of doctors in the A&E department of the Famagusta general hospital, warning that the issue could ...

Diagnostic centres announced on Thursday that they will go on strike and file lawsuits against the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) in protest of planned reforms in the sector. During a ...

The two-year-old girl hit by a car in Limassol remains intubated at Makario hospital with a brain haemorrhage, police spokesman Christos Andreou said on Wednesday. He said the accident which ...

Turkey is to open a military hospital in Kyrenia, as it begins to attempt to replace the 32 across Turkey which were either closed or repurposed following the failed coup d’é...

State doctors’ union Pasyki on Monday issued a warning about the daily risk of sudden closures of clinics and departments at the Famagusta, Larnaca and Paphos general hospitals “due to ...

Hospitals across Cyprus are on standby to deal with cases of Covid-19, which according to Health Minister Michael Damianos, are “slightly increased”, while the overall situation is deemed to be “...

An action plan to treat people who have been exposed to swimming pool chemicals has been launched after the incident at a hotel in Paphos, the state health services (Okypy) ...

The health ministry and the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) have prepared a plan to incentivise gynaecologists and obstetricians to perform natural births instead of caesareans (C-sections), it emerged on Wednesday. ...

A 17-year-old boy suffering from what turned out to be acute appendicitis was subjected to a nightmarish ordeal for over 24 hours, before finally getting the surgery he urgently needed, it ...

The government on Thursday announced plans to launch an electronic platform to monitor healthcare-associated infections. A healthcare-associated infection is the technical term for an infection contracted by a patient while ...

During a meeting with representatives of trade union Pasydy on Wednesday, nurses again raised the issue of understaffing in public hospitals, highlighting the urgent need for action from health authorities. ...

A 30-year-old in Limassol died on Wednesday at the scene where he collapsed while playing football with friends, according to the police. The incident unfolded shortly before 7.30pm, when the ...

The conditions at Kyperounda hospital in Troodos are utterly disgraceful, with wards lacking bathrooms, the House health committee heard amid promises for improvement. Wards intended for tuberculosis patients do not ...

The 82-year-old man sentenced to jail for shooting a cable thief was admitted to Limassol general hospital on Tuesday, as the fate of his appeal remains unknown. He reported severe ...

A 49-year-old Greek Cypriot woman was attacked at knifepoint in her own home in Lakatamia by former boyfriend on Monday morning. The 46-year-old Greek Cypriot man beat her and fled ...

The State Health Services (Okypy) has made a significant move to enhance accessibility to healthcare services by adjusting the operating hours of state hospitals. According to a statement released by ...

A proposal put forth by the State Health Services (Okypy) on collective agreements is set to be rejected once again by unions, it emerged on Thursday. The disagreements between Okypy ...

A doctor at the Nicosia general hospital earned €187,000 in overtime pay in 2022 – two-and-a-half times his regular salary – according to a report released on Monday. The Audit Office published its special ...

Another migrant child was taken to Makarios hospital’s ICU from the Pournara reception centre, state health services organisation (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Friday. The child, who has ...