Cited abortion numbers called into question by statistics office
The island’s statistical service (Cystat) denied on Thursday that it had published figures saying there were 8,500 abortions in Cyprus a year, a figure reported...
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Bullying, toxic work environment causes chaos at Paphos A&E
By Nick Theodoulou Doctors at Paphos A&E department have warned that as of Monday there will not be enough of them to cover night shifts...
Call by union to probe verbal abuse of Greek doctors at Paphos A&E
Public servants union Pasydy on Friday called on the health service organisation Okypy to investigate what they called a case of serious racism after a...
HIO says more doctors joining Gesy
Gesy operator HIO (Health Insurance Organisation) on Wednesday confirmed there had been a significantly increased interest by private doctors to join the national health scheme....
Nurses warn hospitals will turn into ‘poor relation’ of healthcare system (Updated)
State nurses on Friday warned that if the weakening of hospitals continues in the same way they will be unable to respond to their role...
Unions turning Gesy into a ‘theatre of the absurd’ minister says
HEALTH Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Thursday had a go at the attitudes of certain parties within the national health scheme Gesy, saying some of the...
Kato Pyrgos residents protest over lack of doctors (updated)
Kato Pyrgos residents protest over lack of doctor By Gina Agapiou Residents of Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias protested on Tuesday morning against the lack of staff...
More paediatricians decide to join Gesy
A group of 12 paediatricians announced on Tuesday they will be joining the national health system (Gesy) after calls from parents. Although paediatricians strongly opposed...
Gesy patients will be able to change doctor after three months, not six
Gesy patients can now change their GP after three months instead of six as a temporary measure, s HIO Deputy Director Andreas Papakonstantinou said on...
Private health sector to enter Gesy dialogue
The Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) and private hospitals are to enter consultations with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) for the improvement of Gesy, Health Minister...
Doctors’ union blame health services for shortage of doctors at Polis hospital
State health services (Okypy) need to get their act together or admit they are unable to live up to the responsibility assigned to them, state...
Number of Gesy doctors on the rise
The number of Gesy doctors is on the rise with specialists now surpassing 700, it emerged on Tuesday, though acutely understaffed public hospital A&E departments...
Over 130,000 GP visits, 30,000 at specialists in first month of Gesy
Since Gesy kicked off on June 1, there have been 130,584 visits to GPs, 30,254 to specialists and 87,618 prescriptions have been issued out of...
Health minister trying to find solution to A&E staff shortages
IN A two-hour meeting on Thursday, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou, along with the state health services (Okypy) and A&E department directors discussed solutions to the...
Doctors overloaded weeks after Gesy launch
A clunky software system and sheer volume of patients are overwhelming health care providers Inundated with unnecessary visits and struggling with a very user-unfriendly software...
Gesy abuses by patients leading to delays
Abusing Gesy is leading to delays and other problems an official said on Thursday calling on patients to only visit their doctors when necessary after...
Some GPs turning patients away, health ministry investigating
SOME general practitioners enrolled with the national health scheme (Gesy) are turning patients away, it was alleged on Thursday. In parliament, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou...
Gesy is ‘not ideal’ but it’s going ahead, minister says
On the eve of the introduction of the first phase of Gesy on Saturday, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou warned there would be problems as doctors...
Presidential call to support Gesy ‘revolution’ as kick-off date looms
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Thursday the government has no intention of postponing the implementation of the national health scheme (Gesy), as various sides continued...
Personal doctor can register patients hampered by Gesy glitches, HIO said
Beneficiaries of the National Health Scheme (Gesy) can register in the system either on their own or through their family physician free of charge, authorities...
