State health workers on board with expanding working hours
State doctors and nurses on Monday said they were on board with an idea pitched by their union, Pasydy, on expanding the working hours of...
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Unions call for action after ambulance nurse injured
The nurses branch of public service union Pasydy, and the nurses union Pasyno are calling on the government to implement all necessary measures to ensure...
Nurses strike planned for Wednesday averted (update 2)
The state health services organisation (Okypy) and nurses’ unions reached an initial agreement on Tuesday for the hiring of a total of 305 nursing staff,...
Nurses set to strike next Wednesday due to delay in new hirings
Nurses in public hospitals island wide are set to strike on Wednesday over understaffing while doctors on Friday demanded further clarifications before they accept a...
Nurses forge agreement with Okypy, withdraw threat to strike
The state health services organisation (Okypy) will hire about 100 health professionals this month to cover staff shortages, it emerged on Friday, while more recruitments...
Okypy optimistic that talks with doctors and nurses will bear fruit
State health services organisation Okypy, which runs public hospitals, expressed optimism on Thursday that consultations with doctors and nurses would soon bear fruit. Doctors’ unions...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Historic day for lazy, unproductive medics
THE ‘HISTORIC DAY’ on which Gesy entered its second phase turned into an orgy of self-congratulation for meeting the June 1 deadline while the health...
Coronavirus: government and politicians pay tribute to nurses
By Evie Andreou and Gina Agapiou President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday expressed his deep gratitude to all nurses and midwives for their valuable contribution during...
Cyprus has one of the lowest shares of nurses in EU workforce
Cyprus has one of the lowest shares of nurses and midwives in the total workforce in the EU, according to a Eurostat report published on...
Coronavirus: state nurses union pleads with public to stay home
State nurses’ union Pasyno on Friday in its Easter message urged people to strictly follow measures against the spread of coronavirus to help them overcome...
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: Paphos nurses concerned over tests (Update)
Nurses at Paphos hospital on Tuesday expressed concern over the fact that not all of them were tested for coronavirus after their colleagues and one...
Plans for new psychiatric hospital to be submitted in the coming days
The ministry of health on Thursday responded to allegations made by state nurses’ union Pasyno regarding the ‘third-world working conditions’ at the Athalassa psychiatric hospital....
More private clinics showing interest in Gesy, state nurses concerned over ‘chaos’ at public hospitals
SO far, 41 of the 75 registered private hospitals have expressed interest in joining Gesy, it was announced on Friday while at the same time...
A&E nurses strike over safety fears
Nurses working at state hospitals’ A&E departments on Wednesday went on a two-hour work stoppage after one of their colleagues in Limassol ended up with...
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...
Limassol nurse forced to leave post after being ‘bullied by A&E visitors’
State nurses on Friday condemned bullying of a triage nurse by visitors to Limassol hospital’s accident and emergency department irked by delays in being examined...
Nurses protest staff shortages and ‘bullying culture’ at Limassol hospital (Updated)
Understaffing is causing bullying and abuse at Limassol hospital, Pasyno, the union of the public nurses, alleged during a half-hour work stoppage on Monday morning....
Allegations made of sexual harassment at Nicosia general
Female workers at the Nicosia general hospital have threatened to deal in their own way with a colleague who they say is constantly making advances...
Nurses say time is running out to draw up Gesy contracts
The Organisation of State Health Services (Okypy) is lagging behind with the autonomisation of hospitals and other tasks necessary for implementing the National Health Scheme...
