‘Shock’ over reported Gesy abuse by doctors
One private-sector cardiologist scrutinised for demanding €407,000 for five months By Evie Andreou State doctors’ union Pasyki expressed bewilderment on Thursday over reports that the...
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Health minister prepares three proposals to ease Gesy woes
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou has come up with proposals on Gesy doctors’ pay in a bid to ease tensions in the healthcare sector following a...
State doctors call €1,000-€1,500 extra per month a ‘disincentive’
Patients in state hospitals experienced delays on Friday with some waiting for hours to be examined as doctors staged a three-hour work stoppage in protest...
State doctors on three-hour strike
State doctors started a three-hour work stoppage at 8am on Friday protesting over the lack of incentives to stay in the public service. The board...
Second state doctors’ union warns of industrial action
State doctors represented by civil servants’ union Pasydy warned on Friday they would take action over delays in talks on incentives for public sector specialists,...
Greek doctors show interest in hospital vacancies
Relief to the understaffing problems plaguing public hospitals after waves of doctors left to set up private practice within Gesy is expected to be offered...
State GPs threaten to walk out over pay inequality
A group of 16 state doctors have threatened to quit their government jobs after promises of increased pay were not met, their union Pasyki said...
A&E doctors to receive more money to stop exodus to Gesy
The cabinet on Wednesday agreed to raise the monthly financial incentive to A&E doctors from €800 to €1,200, in an attempt to tackle the severe...
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...
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...
