Both a police and an internal investigation are under way into the case of the 4-year-old child with viral meningitis, the State Health Services Organisation (SHSO) said, following today’s protest by the child’s family outside Limassol General Hospital.
In a statement, SHSO repeated the following. A police investigation is under way into the specific incident to establish the actual facts, and statements have already been taken from staff involved, among other steps. At the same time, the organisation said, the internal investigation into the case is continuing, in line with its established procedures and regulations.
SHSO also stressed that, in investigating the case, it is important to safeguard fundamental principles of the rule of law, including the presumption of innocence, until the relevant procedures are complete, and to avoid any characterisations.
It added that it is fully cooperating with and providing all necessary assistance to the competent authorities in carrying out any independent investigation, and that, as a public law organisation with accredited services and strict quality assurance procedures, it strictly applies mechanisms that guarantee the prompt, impartial and objective investigation of every allegation or complaint.
The organisation said it remains firmly committed to the principles of transparency, accountability and protecting the rights of both patients and healthcare workers, ensuring that every complaint is investigated with due seriousness, without prejudice and without interference.
