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Understaffing at neonatal care units might have dangerous consequences, Pasyno warns

Antigoni PittaOctober 9, 2021October 9, 2021

By Antigoni PittaOctober 9, 2021October 9, 20210638

The neonatal intensive care unit at Makarios children’s hospital is at serious risk of overcrowding because of staff shortages, nurses’ union Pasyno warned on Saturday....

Cyprus

Nurses withdraw strike threat (Updated)

Jonathan ShkurkoApril 8, 2021April 8, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoApril 8, 2021April 8, 20210508

State health service (Okypy) officials held a meeting with representatives of the state nurses’ union Pasyno on Thursday do dissuade them from staging a two-day...

Cyprus Featured Health

A health service at war with itself

Elias HazouJanuary 17, 2021January 17, 2021

By Elias HazouJanuary 17, 2021January 17, 202101989

The past week saw state health services organisation (Okypy) trading barbs with unions representing government doctors and nurses, the latter accusing the former of haphazardly...

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Our View: Even in a pandemic, public sector clings to privileges

CM: Our ViewJanuary 17, 2021January 17, 2021

By CM: Our ViewJanuary 17, 2021January 17, 202103813

The behaviour of some public sector unions during the pandemic has been a disgrace. Instead of helping the government deal with the emergency situation, they...

Cyprus

Pasyno makes urgent call for more nurses

Evie AndreouNovember 23, 2020

By Evie AndreouNovember 23, 202001087

State nurses’ union Pasyno on Monday said they would take measures unless their employer, the state health services organisation (Okypy) hires the number of staff...

Cyprus

Unions call for action after ambulance nurse injured

Staff ReporterAugust 30, 2020August 30, 2020

By Staff ReporterAugust 30, 2020August 30, 20200675

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...

Cyprus Featured Health

Nurses set to strike next Wednesday due to delay in new hirings

Gina AgapiouJune 19, 2020June 19, 2020

By Gina AgapiouJune 19, 2020June 19, 202001283

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...

Cyprus Health

Nurses forge agreement with Okypy, withdraw threat to strike

Gina AgapiouJune 12, 2020

By Gina AgapiouJune 12, 20200415

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...

Cyprus Featured

Coronavirus: state nurses union pleads with public to stay home

Evie AndreouApril 17, 2020April 17, 2020

By Evie AndreouApril 17, 2020April 17, 202001858

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...

Cyprus Featured

Coronavirus: Ioannou urges calm as doctors spar with Okypy over pay cut warning

Nick TheodoulouApril 7, 2020April 7, 2020

By Nick TheodoulouApril 7, 2020April 7, 202006120

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...

Cyprus

Coronavirus: Paphos nurses concerned over tests (Update)

Evie AndreouMarch 17, 2020March 17, 2020

By Evie AndreouMarch 17, 2020March 17, 202003193

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...

Cyprus

Plans for new psychiatric hospital to be submitted in the coming days

Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 20, 2020February 20, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 20, 2020February 20, 20200554

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....

Cyprus

Nurses to strike Wednesday over bullying, staff shortages

Annette ChrysostomouDecember 10, 2019

By Annette ChrysostomouDecember 10, 20190801

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...

Cyprus Featured Health

Nurses protest staff shortages and ‘bullying culture’ at Limassol hospital (Updated)

Annette ChrysostomouAugust 26, 2019August 26, 2019

By Annette ChrysostomouAugust 26, 2019August 26, 201901354

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....

Cyprus Featured Health

Medical association to meet Anastasiades, denies it’s behind ongoing rebellion

Evie AndreouJanuary 4, 2019January 4, 2019

By Evie AndreouJanuary 4, 2019January 4, 20190107

PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades is to meet with the medical association (CyMA) next week as private rheumatologists and intensivists, following six other medical specialities, said on...

Cyprus Health

Man assaults ambulance crew called in to his rescue

Evie AndreouAugust 16, 2018

By Evie AndreouAugust 16, 20180115

Police on Thursday were investigating a case where the ambulance crew called in to assist a 42 year old man who had fainted after having...

Opinion

Taxpayers and patients the losers from nurses’ pay deal

Stelios OrphanidesMarch 3, 2017March 7, 2017

By Stelios OrphanidesMarch 3, 2017March 7, 2017088

By Stelios Orphanides A year ago, members of Pasyno, the union representing nurses at government hospitals, held a 15-day strike, to force the government upgrade...

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Nurses to get higher entry-level wages, unions’ in-fighting (Update)

Evie AndreouMarch 3, 2017March 3, 2017

By Evie AndreouMarch 3, 2017March 3, 20177 436

HEALTH Minister Giorgos Pamborides announced on Friday that the government has granted state nurses their long-standing demand for higher entry-level wages to match their university...

Cyprus Health

Doctors, nurses complain of secrecy in NHS bills

Elias HazouOctober 10, 2016November 16, 2016

By Elias HazouOctober 10, 2016November 16, 20161133

Government doctors and nurses complained on Monday that they were being kept in the dark about two draft bills relating to the adoption of a...

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Our View: Fuss over union chief’s arrest unjustified

CM: Our ViewSeptember 28, 2016November 3, 2016

By CM: Our ViewSeptember 28, 2016November 3, 20166 196

Are union bosses above the law? This was the impression created after police arrested and charged the general secretary of nursing union Pasyno, Panayiotis Georgiou,...