Famagusta hospital in spotlight after sudden death of kidney patient
State doctors union Pasyki on Wednesday questioned the functioning of Famagusta hospital following the sudden death of an elderly kidney patient in the hospital last...
Staff shortages
Health minister confident Gesy hiccups can be overcome
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou conceded on Monday that public hospitals still had problems some five months after Gesy came into force, but changes were being...
Two hour work stoppage at Paphos A&E on Friday evening
Doctors at Paphos hospital accident and emergency department will hold a two-hour work stoppage on Friday evening over the lack of staff and unfair contracts....
State doctors demand action over staff shortages
State doctors on Monday said they were sick and tired of waiting for those in charge to address serious understaffing at state hospitals. The state...
Doctors’ union blame health services for shortage of doctors at Polis hospital
State health services (Okypy) need to get their act together or admit they are unable to live up to the responsibility assigned to them, state...
Striking staff at Limassol hospital go back to work (Updated)
Around 150 hourly-paid workers at the Limassol general hospital went on strike Thursday morning citing acute understaffing issues but eventually went back to work after...
A&E staff to strike over lack of doctors
Members of state doctors’ union Pasyki who work in accident and emergency departments (A&E) will go on a 24-hour strike on July 9 over understaffing,...
Business groups concerned over lack of skilled workers
Leaders of the business community on Monday conveyed their concerns to the government over a possible bottleneck in economic growth due to a lack of...
Medics at Limassol A&E issue staffing SOS
Medics at the Limassol general hospital A&E have alerted the state doctors’ union Pasyki that the unit is understaffed but jam-packed with patients who cannot...
Shocking revelations over workings at Nicosia hospital
Staff at Nicosia general hospital are tampering with waiting lists and are refusing to use the hospital’s €43m software system, while one intensive care unit...
