Coronavirus: Measures in hospitals to curb spread of virus
The health ministry on Wednesday issued instructions for measures to be taken at hospitals to curb the spread of Covid-19. At the entrances of the...
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Concern among MPs of ‘creeping’ two-tier Gesy
Opposition MPs on Thursday cautioned against what they said appear to be attempts to covertly introduce a multi-payer system into the national health scheme (Gesy)....
Private hospitals warm to Gesy
Almost all private hospitals have expressed an interest in joining Gesy, the General Manager of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Thursday....
Coronavirus: 173 of all confirmed cases have received hospital care, 135 now discharged
As of May 12, a total of 904 Covid-19 cases and 16 deaths were recorded in Cyprus, according to the latest epidemiological bulletin released Thursday....
Coronavirus: ombudswoman says wrong to exclude non-Covid fathers from labour wards
Fathers should be allowed into the delivery rooms during the birth of their children if they test negative for coronavirus, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides said...
Coronavirus: around 19 per cent of confirmed cases receive hospital care
As of May 5, 878 cases and 15 deaths from Covid-19 were reported in the Republic, according to the latest weekly epidemiological bulletin released on...
Coronavirus: volunteers make 1,000 colourful masks to donate to hospitals
Around 1,000 different masks, with stars, dots, stripes and bright colours are expected to be delivered by Sunday to hospitals in Cyprus, all made by...
Coronavirus: Ioannou urges calm as doctors spar with Okypy over pay cut warning
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Tuesday a hospital official had crossed the line when he threatened staff with pay cuts if they did not follow...
Coronavirus: hospitals now being stretched to limit, doctors say
State doctors’ union (Pasyki) president Sotiris Koumas on Monday has urgently called on people to remain home as much as they can “as the hospitals’...
Coronavirus: health workers offered hotel stays close to hospitals
The minister of health has arranged for a number of healthcare workers who expressed interest in an alternative solution to staying at home, have been...
Coronavirus: new measures for Nicosia and Larnaca hospitals
The health services organisation (Okypy) has announced new measures for Nicosia and Larnaca general hospitals after an employee working at the cardiology unit in Nicosia...
Coronavirus: hospitals facing uphill battle to return to normal
State health services organisation Okypy on Friday announced special arrangements for state hospitals in a bid to better manage staff shortages and be able to...
Nicosia general hospital reopens outpatient clinics
Nicosia general hospital’s outpatient clinics reopened on Thursday apart from the cardiovascular departments after a 48-hour closure that followed one of its doctors testing positive...
Cancelled surgeries to be rescheduled, A&Es open
Surgeries that were cancelled due to the temporary suspension of the operations of the Nicosia and Limassol general hospitals after one cardiologist was tested positive...
Cans for Kids donates monitors to five public hospitals
Five vital signs monitors have been donated to five public hospitals by the Cans for Kids non-profit organisation. The hospitals to benefit from the donations...
Hospitals and HIO keep talking
Private hospitals and the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) held what appeared to be a productive exchange on Thursday, although both sides stressed there was still...
State doctors call €1,000-€1,500 extra per month a ‘disincentive’
Patients in state hospitals experienced delays on Friday with some waiting for hours to be examined as doctors staged a three-hour work stoppage in protest...
Nurses warn hospitals will turn into ‘poor relation’ of healthcare system (Updated)
State nurses on Friday warned that if the weakening of hospitals continues in the same way they will be unable to respond to their role...
Gesy is ‘not ideal’ but it’s going ahead, minister says
On the eve of the introduction of the first phase of Gesy on Saturday, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou warned there would be problems as doctors...
Under Gesy, meds at hospital dispensaries only for inpatients
LAWMAKERS appeared to agree on Thursday that under the national health scheme (Gesy) hospitals will be allowed to operate in-house pharmacies, but these will be...
