After a six-hour work strike on Monday, state doctors union announced that it would suspend further industrial action as a sign of goodwill but from Tuesday a cap was placed on the number of patients the doctors will attend to.
From Tuesday, state doctors will limit the numbers of patients they examine to up to 20 people per day, while GPs will see 30. The specific instruction came after repeated warnings to the ministry on the serious problems state hospitals face due to employee shortage, union said.
The strike did not affect emergency services as it was announced in advance so patients knew they need not attend their appointments.
The Union had announced Monday’s strike after it emerged that the House finance committee planned to discuss DISY and DIKO’s proposal to extend their retirement age by three years, from 65 to 68, and the proposal would be before parliament for a vote on Thursday. The strike went ahead despite the postponement of the scheduled discussion.
The union, after a meeting of its board members, announced on Monday they would suspend further industrial action, “as a sign of goodwill”, but that they were prepared to escalate measures unless the specific proposal was withdrawn.
“State doctors will seek a meeting with the relevant institutions, political parties and the president to seek Swift solutions to the many issues plaguing the health sector, which have a great impact on providing quality health care to patients, as well as decent working environment for health professionals,” the announcement said.
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