Firefighters sound the alarm, still understaffed
The firefighter’s association has sounded the alarm over the department’s staffing crisis as fire season kicks off, saying it was a struggle to provide efficient...
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Our View: Doctor accused of cheating Gesy underlines lack of oversight
It hasn’t been a great month so far for the reputation of the health scheme Gesy, but whatever operational weaknesses the system might have, they...
Finance Minister turns tables on Gesy supervisor over understaffing and doctors’ pay
The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) cannot claim understaffing when it has not yet filled all its vacancies, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said after a cabinet...
More specialists for understaffed Polis hospital
A full-time medical lab professional and two additional radiologists will be employed at Polis Chrysochous hospital in March, allowing the two departments to operate on...
Chief auditor chides attorney-general for lax collection of debts
The attorney-general’s office (Law Office of the Republic) needs to put mechanisms in place to properly report payments overdue, the auditor-general has said, after it...
Doctors at Paphos A&E on daily work stoppages over understaffing
Doctors of the Paphos hospital’s accident and emergency department announced that from Thursday they would go on two-hour work stoppages every day to protest over...
State doctors urge action on understaffing ahead of Gesy
State doctors – members of civil servants’ union Pasydy – called on the government on Wednesday to keep its promise and solve existing problems...
State hospitals ‘heading towards death’ (Updated)
Despite recent grand announcements and numerous meetings, the state of the public healthcare sector continues to deteriorate, teetering on the brink of collapse, government doctors’...
Busy year for understaffed fire services
By Poly Pantelides FROM putting out fires to rescuing people trapped in cars, the island’s fire services have responded to thousands of calls so far...
Welfare staff on ‘brink of burnout’
WORKERS at the welfare services were on the brink of burnout due to understaffing and rising needs amid the deepening recession sweeping the island, lawmakers...
