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...
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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...
Ioannou warns against fear and panic over flu
Fear and panic over misinformation about the outbreak of influenza is clogging public hospitals, limiting their ability to respond to actual cases of flu, and...
Flu death toll at five but hospitals seeing fewer cases this week
A total of four elderly persons and a 20-month-old baby have died from the flu for which 39 people were hospitalised in the past three...
Hospitals overwhelmed by flu patients
People suffering from the flu are flooding public hospitals and affecting their smooth operation, the head of the state doctors’ union, Pasyki, said on Tuesday....
Anastasiades: Gesy is a one-way street
By Peter Michael and Annette Chrysostomou THE national health scheme (Gesy) is a one-way street, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday amid claims from the...
Gesy overseers under scrutiny over possible conflict of interest
By Elias Hazou EXECUTIVES of the organisation tasked with overseeing the administrative and financial autonomy of state hospitals – the stepping stone to the rolling...
Hospital autonomy will be a long process, minister says
By Evie Andreou Hospital autonomy, the first step toward the implementation of the National Health Scheme (Gesy) will be a long process, especially in secondary and...
Probe after three-months’ worth of clinical waste found unprocessed outside disposal unit
By Evie Andreou Authorities said on Thursday they had launched a probe into the improper storage of more than 100 tonnes – more than three...
Cabinet green-lights creation of oncology council to streamline cancer services
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of a Supreme Council for Oncology tasked with introducing a multidisciplinary approach to cancer treatment that aims at...
New hospitals’ overseer holds first meeting
Chairman of the State Health Services Organisation (Okyy), Sir David Nicholson, said on Thursday that there was a lot more to do when it comes...
Healthcare workers strike over security concerns (Updated)
The state will exhibit a zero-tolerance policy against people who attack medical staff, Health Minister Giorgos Pamborides said on Wednesday, as state nurses and...
Pamboridis promises private security for hospitals
Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis has pledged to purchase private security for the protection of hospital staff, state doctors’ union Pasyki said on Monday. In a...
Man claims doctors failed to spot glass in foot
A young man charged on Thursday that doctors treating him at Nicosia general hospital’s emergency department had failed to detect a shard of glass, which...
Copenhagen resolves hospital IT crash caused by error
All computer systems are up and running again in Copenhagen’s hospitals after an error caused a major network breakdown on Friday, a local authority said....
Cabinet approves first two NHS bills
The two first draft bills aimed at reforming public health on the way to the adoption of a full-fledged National Health System (NHS) were approved...
NHS is for the benefit of the people, not the staff, minister says
The overhaul of the public health sector is for the benefit of the people and not health professionals, and political parties must support this, Health...
State doctors urge government to immediately resolve hospital problems
While state hospitals were on the verge of collapse and physicians continue to leave the public sector, instead of introducing effective measures, the health ministry...
Pamboridis issues pledge to resolve staffing problems at Paphos and Polis
Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis said on Monday he would soon announce decisions aimed at alleviating problems at the Paphos and Polis Chrysochous hospitals. Following his...
