#nurses

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 ...

A joint appeal has been made to the health ministry by the employers’ and industrialists’ federation (Oev), the Cyprus association of private hospitals (Pasin) and the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA), ...

The nurses’ union Pasyno has officially submitted a request to offer retirement at 60 for nurses working night shifts, which is set to impose new pressures and upheaval on the health ...

The Cyprus nurses and midwives association (Pasynm) has issued an open letter demanding that auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou, provide evidence to support the allegations he made against two nurses during a ...

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 “...

The new haemodialysis unit at the Paphos general hospital is suffering from a “major shortage” of nursing staff, unit director Lakis Yioukkas said on Wednesday. He said a total of 17 ...

The nurses union Pasynm on Monday called for the recruitment and training of domestic nursing staff instead of recruiting third-country nationals. The move would maintain and strengthen a high quality ...

A 29-year-old man wanted in connection with an attempted murder case was located and arrested by police on Monday afternoon under a court warrant. The incident occurred on Saturday at ...

The Cyprus Turkish nurses and midwives union on Tuesday announced that an interim order had been issued in their favour regarding a lawsuit they had filed against the north’s ‘...

The finance ministry has requested with two bills that promotions to chief nursing officer be exempt from current regulations for interdepartmental upscaling, so that experienced nurses already carrying out the ...

Nursing and midwifery unions on Thursday called on the state to help improve the image of their profession by tackling working conditions, wage scales and other terms of employment through ...

A meeting set for Thursday between nurses’ trade unions Pasydy and Pasyno and the state health services organisation (Okypy) has been moved to Monday. The postponement was confirmed by Okypy ...

Some clinics may be forced to suspend their operations and operations may have to be postponed if Cyprus’ nursing shortage “is not resolved immediately”, the employers’ and industrialists’ federation (Oev) ...

After postponing strike measures, nurses unions Pasydy and Pasyno will meet officials from the state health services (Okypy) on Monday morning to try and find solutions to long-standing problems. Nurses’ ...

Nurses will hold a work stoppage outside public hospitals on Thursday to protest understaffing, union representatives announced on Tuesday. “For a year now, even after signing the agreement stating a ...

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. ...

Nurses are “often treated with contempt”, trade union Pasydy’s nursing branch said on Friday. In a statement released ahead of International Nurses Day on Sunday, the union said nurses ...

The success of Gesy requires the fruitful contribution of all involved, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Friday. Speaking at the opening of a nursing and midwifery conference, he pointed ...

The health ministry said it will review a report from the state health services organisation (Okypy) regarding a complaint about a nurse who allegedly locked a patient for hours in ...

Cyprus will face a shortage of doctors and nurses in five years, a capacity planning study from the health ministry showed, as most registered doctors are over the age of 41. ...

State doctors, nurses and midwives on Tuesday called on hospitals operator Okypy to implement protocols and security measures to protect healthcare workers from attacks by patients, especially those in the ...

Private nurses reiterated sector’s demands, including salary increases, as state health services organisation (Okypy) honoured nurses on the occasion of the International Nurses’ Day on Friday. The International Nurses’ ...

Work-related stress and professional burnout have a profound impact on nurses, the Cyprus association of nurses and midwives said on Wednesday ahead of International Nurses Day, marked around the world ...

Nurses belonging to Pasydy union on Wednesday called on Health Minister Popi Kanari to intervene and increase staffing levels in the island’s hospitals. During a recent meeting, the administrative ...