Nine cases of fake doctors before courts, 15 under investigation
A probe expected to wrap up by year’s end should give a clearer picture as to how many individuals are practicing medicine without the requisite...
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95 generalist doctors per 100,000 population in Cyprus
The number of generalist medical practitioners per 100,000 inhabitants in Cyprus stood at 95.4, which was the 10th highest in the EU27, according to figures...
Public hospitals likely to miss target date for financial autonomy
The state health services organisation (Okypy) on Thursday suggested that the June 2024 target for public hospitals to attain financial autonomy may have to be...
Proposed bill for doctor-to-patient app ready by October
A law proposal regulating the use of an app is to be prepared by October for patients to communicate directly with their doctors and have...
New meeting on weekend clinics set for next week
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Thursday said a new meeting on the much-debated operations of weekend clinics is set to take place next Wednesday, after...
No background checks carried out on doctors, even those hired for Gesy
Doctors that have been convicted in the court still appear to be able to provide health services, including under the national health scheme (Gesy) due...
Our View: About time HIO took moves to regulate GPs
It was about time the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), which runs the national health scheme Gesy, tried to address the weaknesses of the scheme that...
Gesy doctors no longer to be paid per number of patients
As from June 1, personal doctors and pediatricians working under the general health system (Gesy) will no longer be paid exclusively per number of patients,...
Private hospitals should include their A&Es in Gesy or close them down, HIO says
MPs on Thursday pressed the health insurance organisation (HIO) to ensure private hospitals that operate within the general health scheme (Gesy) also incorporate their A&E...
Tempers flare at House during Gesy debate
Tempers flared during a debate at the House health committee on Thursday in response to proposed changes to the national health service, Gesy, put forward...
