Allegations of patients being tied to their beds have surfaced, KNOWS

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Serious allegations have surfaced regarding the treatment of elderly patients in a public hospital. According to an article in the Phileleftheros newspaper, the Federation of Cyprus Patient Associations has received complaints from patients and relatives over the past two weeks about patients, mostly elderly people, who were tied to their beds on the pretext that they were dangerous for themselves.

Speaking on ANT1’s “Mera Mesimeri”, OKYPY spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said “these serious complaints will be investigated and those responsible will be identified”, stressing that the principle fundamental is respect for human dignity. Charalambous Papadopoulos, secretary of the Federation of Cypriot Patient Associations, said the complaints were first lodged with the management of the hospital where the incident occurred. When asked which hospital it was, Papadopoulos replied: “We weren’t told, but we think it’s the general hospital.”

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