No action against nurses, but union reprimanded
The five nurses who refused to carry out their duties at the Athalassa psychiatric hospital over a Covid case last year committed a disciplinary offence,...
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Nurses criticised for 12-hour strike, jabs rescheduled (update 4)
Nurses who are members of Pasyno trade union, started a 12-hour strike on Monday morning in protest over disciplinary action being taken against five of...
Coronavirus: Nurses strike affects some jab centres, appointments to be rescheduled
The ministry of health announced some changes would be made to Monday’s vaccination schedule due to state nurses’ union’s 12-hour work stoppage. The affected vaccination...
Ioannou calls on nurses to reconsider planned strike action
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday issued a response to threats of strike action from the state nurses’ union (Pasyno) to protest the disciplinary investigation...
Nurses to strike Wednesday over bullying, staff shortages
Public nurses will go on strike on Wednesday from noon to 2pm at all general hospitals to protest incidents of violence against health professionals and...
Nurses say pay docking for strike included those who stayed at work
Less than a month after calling off a highly disruptive strike, nurses union PASYNO are warning of possible new industrial action. The March salaries of...
Die waiting to be examined – the sequel
I wrote two months ago: “Government must stop being stretched over barrels by bus companies, doctors and nurses, SGOs that refute privatisation, teachers, taxi drivers, et...
Strike forces ministry to open up private health sector to cut waiting lists (Update 5)
All patients on waiting lists for surgeries at state hospitals on or after March 15 will undergo the procedures in the private sector, following a...
Health ministry to engage private sector during nurses’ strike (Updated)
The health ministry is going to involve the private sector in a bid to remedy the situation expected to arise due to the decision of...
Unions in spat over nurses’ strike
By Evie Andreou Civil servants union PASYDY took nurses union PASYNO to task on Wednesday for going on a two-day 12-hour strike and described their...
