Filenews 14 January 2026 - by Marilena Panayi
Sixteen doctors of the Limassol hospital opened fire on their colleague by submitting their complaints in writing and signed to the State Health Services Organization. The relevant letters, which "F" possesses, were sent to OKYPY about two months ago and in them the doctors describe the attitude of their specific colleague, who, as they claim, not only does not respond to the calls of the A&E, but also becomes rude to the professionals who turn to him.
What the 16 doctors (14 doctors of the A&E and 2 doctors of the department in which this specialist doctor works) say in their letters is indicative of the tense situation which in itself inevitably creates problems in the smooth service of patients.
The first letter is signed by the staff of the Accident and Emergency Department of the hospital with the doctors stating that their colleague in question: "He is called by the A&E doctor for assessment and admission of patients of his specialty and refuses to come to the A&E. There are cases where he is called two or three times for the same patient and does not come in violation of his on-call regulations."
As a result of this behaviour, they add, the doctor of the A&E "remains for hours on the patient's bed to stabilize him. Doctors of other specialties come to help stabilize the patient, while he does not."
According to the complainants, this doctor also exhibits "anti-colleague behaviour, resulting in situations that do not give honour to a doctor (scolding)". They also complain that telephone instructions are given to the doctors of the A&E for the "dismissal" of a patient, even when "he has been informed by telephone of the 'emergency' of the patient's health condition, without having assessed him in person or having filled in the A&E form, assuming the medical and legal responsibility for the patient".
In addition, "he refuses to come to the A&E for admission of patients" and, at the same time, "he has also proceeded with the process of preparing standardized signed admission sheets, so that if patients of his specialty come during his on-call duty, he can give a telephone instruction to the doctors of the A&E to admit the patient without him coming".
According to the doctors who signed the letter, they themselves did not adopt the practice in question. They argue, however, that "presumptions are available if requested". Continuing, they record the way in which this doctor violates the code of medical ethics with his attitude and ask for the intervention of the competent authorities.
In a second letter, which is signed by doctors of the same specialty as the doctor under accusation, there is talk of intimidation and "abuse of power". The doctors who are proceeding with the complaint claim that even in matters of leave, their colleague "decides arbitrarily without any prior discussion between us".
The two doctors in another letter describe what happened last November when in their department they were discussing the issue of their holidays leaves with the doctor in question having "almost kicked them out of the office in the corridor, while it was full of people and in the presence of nurses, patients and attendants he was shouting 'if you don't like it, both resign' and that 'you both have a lot of audacity'".
A fourth letter arrived at "F", in which doctors from another department of the Limassol hospital reported this doctor in 2024, for an incident where he was called to serve, but he refused to do so, claiming that the patient in question "was not being monitored by his clinic".
The doctors of the A&E sent their complaint to OKYPY at the end of last November and expect the Organization, as reported in "F", to take all appropriate actions to change the attitude that this doctor has towards them. The unions of public doctors are also aware of the complaints and the situation, as we are informed.
Given that the festive season has intervened, doctors are waiting for any actions of OKYPY in the coming weeks. It is reported that the specialty of the doctor under category serves seriously patients whose condition requires specialized care in several cases.
