Patient allegedly locked in cupboard for seven hours by nurse
A man was allegedly locked in a hospital cupboard in Nicosia by a nurse this week for seven hours, reports said on Thursday, with the...
State health services (Okypy)
Unions disagree with Okypy’s proposal on hospital labour agreements
Labour unions on Friday disagreed with the new proposal sent by the state health services organisation (Okypy) to the health ministry, in an ongoing spat...
Hospitals prepared to handle increased needs amid Middle East conflict
Public hospitals will be able to effectively handle increased needs for treatment linked to the conflict in the Middle East, Health Minister Popi Kanari said...
Our View: Hospitals paying the price of previous government’s cowardice
Arguably the most foolish decision taken by the Anastasiades government when working out the practicalities of Gesy was to allow the employees of the state...
Strike looms as hospital staff and Okypy clash over labour demands
Hospital staff are to go on an eight-hour strike on October 25 as the spat between trade unions and the state health services (Okypy) remains...
Hepatology clinic top of health committee agenda
The creation of an adult hepatology clinic was top of the agenda of the parliamentary health committee on Thursday. A paediatric liver centre already exists,...
State hospital employees threaten strike over Over labours, pay disputes (Updated)
State hospital workers are set to go on strike in October after unions and the state health services organisation (Okypy) failed to reach an agreement...
Stroke patient who waited for hours at A&E ‘receiving full medical care’ says Okypy
A stroke patient who waited for about seven hours on a stretcher at the Paphos accidents and emergency department “is receiving full medical care” state...
Hospitals prepared for heatstroke cases as temperatures soar (Update)
The state health services organisation (Okypy) have said that a further three people were admitted to the Limassol general hospital with heatstroke on Monday, bringing...
Shocking record: Cyprus’ high number of kidney failures
Cyprus has double the number of new patients starting dialysis each year Cyprus records one of the highest numbers in terms of its population in...
