Health minister seeks urgent proposals to tackle nurse shortage

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides has given stakeholders one week to submit proposals to address the shortage of nurses, with a follow-up meeting scheduled in a month to assess recommendations and agree on immediate measures.

Speaking during a visit to Limassol general hospital on Monday, Charalambides said the meeting would evaluate submissions from all involved bodies with the aim of “producing solutions that are both rapid and broadly accepted”.

He described the nursing shortage as “a global phenomenon”...