State health services advertise for more doctors
The state health services (Okypy) on Friday announced 35 new vacancies for doctors of various specialisations to work at state hospitals after a strike earlier...
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Our View: Time for striking doctors to come up with some suggestions
The 24-hour strike called by government doctors at all the public hospitals’ accident and emergency (A&E) departments on Tuesday was a display in totally meaningless...
A&E doctors strike over staff shortages (updated)
Members of state doctors union Pasyki staged a 24-hour strike at A&E departments island-wide on Tuesday over acute understaffing issues which they say put patients...
A&E doctors to go ahead with strike (updated)
State doctors’ union Pasyki will go ahead with a scheduled 24-hour strike in hospital accident and emergency departments (A&Es) on Tuesday, it announced on Monday....
State doctors say A&E strike still going ahead but they’ll enter dialogue in the meantime
State doctors’ union Pasyki, said on Friday its members who work in accident and emergency departments (A&Es) would go on a 24-hour strike on July...
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...
Health minister dismisses scaremongering over resignation of state doctors
The national health scheme Gesy will go ahead as scheduled and there is no reason to worry about the resignation of state doctors, Health Minister...
New crisis looms in health sector
By Lizzy Ioannidou A NEW crisis appeared to be rearing its head in the beleaguered health sector on Friday when Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou called...
Report suggests higher pay for state doctors who become GPs under Gesy
By Evie Andreou STATE doctors who opt to work as GPs under the national health scheme (Gesy) could see their salaries go up by at...
State doctors mulling salary options post-Gesy
By Elias Hazou A number of state doctors are considering whether they should go into private practice once the National Health Scheme (Gesy) kicks in....
President has another dig at unions
The mistake of doctors’ and teachers’ unions was that instead of first demanding a probe into the circumstances of the death of the 10-year-old schoolboy,...
Minister and doctors put differences aside for now
By Evie Andreou State doctors and the health minister have put their differences aside for now to resolve the problems plaguing public hospitals, the head...
Injured student now has legs in cast
Both legs of the student who fell from the first floor of his lyceum last Monday are now in casts after he was treated by...
Minister says system’s issues no excuse for medical negligence (Updated)
The state doctors’ union Pasyki on Sunday questioned why two medics were targeted for punishment for the death of a boy aged 10 on Friday...
Health ministry urges public to report doctors seen slacking
The health ministry on Thursday urged the public to report any doctors in state health centres who refuse to see patients during working hours. The...
Unjustified operations by paediatric surgeon cost state €400,000
THE Cyprus Medical Association on Friday refrained from commenting on an ongoing criminal investigation of a private sector paediatric surgeon that has allegedly burdened the...
Pamboridis will try talking to doctors again
Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis will have a new round of talks with stakeholders in a bid to iron out any kinks relating to the implementation...
Minister roasts doctors over Gesy delays (Updated)
The same people pointing the finger at the state over delays in establishing a national health scheme were the main culprits when it came to...
Doctors and president hold ‘constructive’ meeting over pay demands
Cyprus is gradually approaching the introduction of a national health system, Health Minister Giorgos Pamborides said on Monday, as doctors met the president...
Doctors slam minister over ‘derogatory’ comments
State doctors’ union Pasyki hit back at the health minister on Sunday, expressing surprise at remarks he made on November 10, speaking at the event...