A affected person tried to stab somebody at Nicosia normal hospital after which punched a health care provider and two nurses, unions charged on Saturday, prompting them to organise a two-hour strike on Monday.
Police mentioned they had been on the hunt for the 29-year-old man after he threatened and attacked two nurses and a health care provider.
“Sooner or later, he pulled out a knife and tried to injure somebody on the neck, who was on the ER ready room.”
The strike will happen between 8-10am on the hospital’s A&E division nevertheless essential instances (classes one and two) might be handled, in line with a joint assertion by unions Pasyki, Pasyno and Pasydy.
State well being companies (Okypy) condemned the incident and urged safety officers to “step in on time” with out displaying any sort of tolerance to those sorts of actions.
In an announcement, it mentioned well being professionals “are there to save lots of lives, to not be attacked.” Okypy added it could take all potential steps to make sure justice is served.
It was not instantly clear who the suspect was making an attempt to stab. Unions mentioned it was a male nurse, whereas police mentioned it was in direction of one other affected person.
Nonetheless, past the tried knife assault, he additionally punched a health care provider and a feminine nurse.
“That is utterly unacceptable and condemnable. It isn’t the primary time well being professionals obtain these sorts of assaults.”
Unions charged medical professionals are on the receiving finish of verbal abuse each day and people in cost with hospital administration “ought to shield us”.
“We’re asking for security and safety so we are able to maintain working. In any other case, we’ll shut store and go house so we might be protected.”
