Nurses ‘often treated with contempt’

Nurses are “often treated with contempt”, trade union Pasydy’s nursing branch said on Friday.

In a statement released ahead of International Nurses Day on Sunday, the union said nurses are being treated in such a way despite the fact they are “the cornerstone of the health system”.

They added that financial constraints on Cyprus’ healthcare system are “preventing investment in the strengthening and development of nursing science”.

For this reason, they said, they are trying...