Minister orders disciplinary inquiry into A&E doctor who mocked elderly patient
Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis ordered a disciplinary inquiry against an A&E doctor at Nicosia general hospital who is heard on video being rude to an...
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Hospital strike called off after minister intervenes
A 12-hour work stoppage planned by hourly-paid workers at Nicosia’s Archbishop Makarios III hospital was called off on Thursday following the intervention of Health Minister...
Ministers in high spirits as reshuffle hinted at
After President Nicos Anastasiades’ re-election on Sunday, it remains to be seen whether a cabinet reshuffle is on the cards but members of the cabinet...
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...
Doctors demand an apology from health minister
State and private doctors on Thursday demanded an apology from Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis over a twitter comment where he described physicians as ‘filth’. Pamboridis...
Our View: Union mentality is what makes state doctors behave selfishly
HEALTH minister Giorgos Pamboridis has never been one to hide behind verbal niceties in order to avoid confrontation, which is the preferred approach of politicians...
Pamboridis tweets at critics: why so much hate?
Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis said on Wednesday that the head of the medical association (CyMA), Petros Agathangelou had tried last June to get main opposition...
Cyprus in 2038: Utopia for minister, Dystopia for Greens MP
Well-known personalities in Cyprus envision a country brimming with success in 20 years time with a solution to the Cyprus problem, while others fear an...
Pamboridis says Nicosia ICU should be shut down if not up to scratch
By Angelos Anastasiou If the intensive care unit at the Nicosia General Hospital is not operating according to international standards, it should be closed down...
Michaelides to consult AG on doctor transfer
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said on Thursday he would ask the attorney-general to examine if criminal offences arise from a case concerning five state doctors who...
Our View: At last a minister who won’t be cowed by unions
Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis does not shy away from public confrontations. In his time at the ministry, he has rowed with political parties, civil servants,...
Pamboridis in new clash with doctors over failed A&E fast-track service
Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis said on Tuesday that the newly launched ‘fast-track practice’ at the Nicosia hospital’s emergency department aiming at better serving patients was...
Pamboridis blasts ‘fake news’ over malaria scare
No cases of malaria have been identified in public hospitals, health minister Giorgos Pamboridis said on Thursday, adding that he would report to the police...
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...
Cyprus and Israel sign MoU on kidney transplants (updated)
Cyprus and Israel sign MoU on kidney transplants Cyprus and Israel on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the field of kidney...
Gesy row deepens, parties cry foul
Opposition parties Diko and Edek on Friday dismissed as slander claims that they launched last-minute attempts to wreck the national health scheme (Gesy) and that,...
Parties make their moves to scupper Gesy
A BIG kerfuffle erupted on Thursday, with MPs from ruling Disy and main opposition Akel accusing their colleagues from Diko and Edek of seeking to...
Kudos to the health minister for not backing down on Gesy
IT IS difficult not to feel sympathy for health minister Giorgos Pamborides, who has encountered countless obstacles, from all quarters, in his drive to introduce...
Gesy up against ‘unholy alliance’
IF THE government bills for the introduction of the national health system (Gesy) are not passed in parliament by next month, the entire effort will...