Pasyno puts fresh pressure on health ministry over nursing crisis

As Cyprus prepares to enter 2026, nursing unions are intensifying pressure on the health ministry, warning that unresolved staffing and planning failures are pushing the health system towards a breaking point.

In a new year press release issued on Wednesday, the nurses’ union (Pasyno) described 2026 as “a year of demands and unity”, warning that perennial problems in the nursing sector now require immediate and collective solutions.

The union cited declining quality of care...