Limassol General Hospital is hiring a new pharmacist to address staffing concerns and prevent a potential strike. The addition of a fulltime pharmacist aims to alleviate workload pressures, ensure uninterrupted services, and enhance healthcare delivery to the community.
In Limassol General Hospital, pharmacy staff staged a twohour work stoppage due to severe understaffing issues following recent retirements, including the head pharmacist. Patients’ safety is at risk as the staff struggles to meet the demands and are calling for urgent staffing solutions to maintain essential services.
Nurses unions Pasydy and Pasyno are set to meet with officials from Okypy to address the pressing issue of understaffing in hospitals, potentially averting strike actions. The discussions will focus on finding solutions to improve patient care quality and alleviate the burden on current healthcare staff.
The protest at Cyprus’ central prison complex is driven by prison guard unions in response to the unfair dismissal of thirteen guards due to understaffing. This demonstration aims to shed light on the critical issue of staffing shortages that compromise security within the country’s penal establishments.
