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
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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
Registration to Gesy for public begins next week
Health authorities announced on Friday it was kicking off public registration on the health scheme (Gesy) registry starting next week. In a statement, OAY said
HIO says doctors’ Gesy sign-up going well
The first phase of the National Health Scheme (Gesy) will kick in on June 1 no matter what and everyone is working full speed to
Cyprus has more than 90 GPs per 100,000 inhabitants
Cyprus had 92.3 general medical practitioners for every 100,000 inhabitants in 2016, a new Eurostat report revealed. In most countries the number of doctors increased
EU may need rules to stop doctors emigrating -German minister
The European Union should consider regulating to stop member states from poaching each other’s doctors and other professionals, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said. Spahn,
Gesy doctors will make €135,000-€160,000 a year, HIO says
The proposals tabled by the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) satisfy to a very large extent the demands made by Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) with regards
Medical profession being scrutinised to root out tax cheats
Tax commissioner, Yiannis Tsangaris, on Friday said his department has made numerous tax audits on doctors and there have been many cases where large amounts
Anastasiades believes majority of doctors will honour Hippocratic oath, join Gesy
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday expressed optimism that the majority of private doctors would join the National Health Scheme (Gesy), despite the fact the Cyprus
Anastasiades: Gesy is a one-way street
By Peter Michael and Annette Chrysostomou THE national health scheme (Gesy) is a one-way street, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday amid claims from the
Medical association to meet Anastasiades, denies it’s behind ongoing rebellion
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades is to meet with the medical association (CyMA) next week as private rheumatologists and intensivists, following six other medical specialities, said on
Doctors agree to talk over Gesy
Doctors and the health insurance organisation agreed on Monday to launch an intensive dialogue this week in a bid to resolve differences in the run-up
New crisis looms in health sector
By Lizzy Ioannidou A NEW crisis appeared to be rearing its head in the beleaguered health sector on Friday when Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou called
Health scheme on track, minister says
By Evie Andreou Health Minister, Constantinos Ioannou, on Thursday dismissed as nonsense, claims that state hospitals have collapsed but admitting that problems do exist but