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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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
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
Specialist doctors start registering for Gesy
The rolls were opened on Monday for specialist doctors wishing to register with the National Health Scheme (Gesy), as the launch date for the scheme
State doctors sign revised deal for on-call payments
Health Minister, Constantinos Ioannou and state doctors’ unions Pasyki, Pasydi and Pasesi, signed on Friday a revised agreement for on-call payment. This was the final
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.
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
State doctor jailed for corruption (Updated)
A state doctor was jailed for eight months for corruption on Thursday, following his arrest last year in connection with taking backhanders to refer patients
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
Medical students want to be taught by professors, not state doctors
Medical students from the University of Cyprus have appealed to President Nicos Anastasiades, to intervene and allow their professors to teach them during internships at
More money to boost state doctors’ productivity
HEALTH Minister Giorgios Pamboridis announced on Friday that state doctors would get a €3m boost for pay rises and allowances aiming to increase productivity in
UCy denies medical school dean resigned over spat with doctors
Members of the University of Cyprus’ senate denied claims on Thursday that the resignation of its medical school’s dean, Dr Zacharias Zachariou, was over his
State doctors claim not fully informed on content of health reform bills
Government doctors union Pasyki said on Sunday they were not fully informed on the contents of two bills approved by the cabinet last week on
Doctors’ union to stage (another) strike, patients outraged (update)
STATE doctors on Friday announced a three-hour work stoppage for Wednesday, after Health Minister Giorgos Pamborides threw their union (Pasyki) out of a meeting that
Health sector crisis going from bad to worse, state doctors say
MORE and more state doctors are leaving the public sector and replacements have been slow to step forward due mainly to the appalling salaries and
State doctors urge government to immediately resolve hospital problems
While state hospitals were on the verge of collapse and physicians continue to leave the public sector, instead of introducing effective measures, the health ministry
State doctors warn of measures if staffing at Polis is not resolved
Paphos state doctors warned of measures on Sunday unless the government hires more physicians at Polis Chrysochous hospital instead of allocating more patients to Paphos hospital’s staff,
Doctors plead not guilty to backhander charges
Three state doctors on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to 308 charges relating to corruption during three separate hearings before the Nicosia Criminal Court. The three
State doctors call on ministry to ‘end fruitless political game’ over public health
State doctors union PASYKI said on Sunday it was stunned over the row between the health minister and the head of the state health sector