The General Nursing Staff Branch of PASYDY and the Pancypriot Union of Nurses (PASYNO) express their reaction, citing “unacceptable statements” by the Medical Director and the Director of the Pediatric Department of the Larnaca General Hospital.
< p>It is noted that, in a communication that the KYPE had yesterday with the Medical Director of the Larnaca General Hospital, Adamos Hatzipanagis, he described as “completely unacceptable, unethical and unethical the attitude of work that the nurses of the Pediatrics Department took, with the pretext of safety of children”.
In a statement, PASYDY states that “these types of reports, which insult the Nurses, have the effect of irreparably damaging the climate of cooperation between the Health Professionals and the Management and causing unnecessary tensions that operate to the detriment of the proper functioning of the Hospitals “.
He adds that the Branch of General Nursing Staff is studying “methods of reaction and measures to protect the nursing staff from this type of approach”.
For its part, PASYNO notes that Mr. Hatzipanagi's statements “are full of passionate characterizations and expressions for the nurses of the Department, and in general for the entire nursing sector” and reminds that “the right to unionize is an inalienable right of the of every employee and he is expected to show the necessary respect”. working conditions. “Our every decision is in the interest of the whole and the patients”, PASYNO underlines.
Finally, PASYNO calls on the Director to revoke the characterizations of the nurses, saying that he reserves the right to resort to legal means to safeguard the prestige of the profession and labor relations. On the part of PASYDY, it calls on the Minister of Health, the Administration and Management of OKYPY, as well as the Directorate of the Larnaca Region of OKYPY to intervene to restore order and the prestige of the nursing staff.
