Patients’ association worried over Gesy funds
The federation of Cyprus patients’ associations (Osak) aired its concerns on Thursday over Gesy’s funds, expressing fears that the money earmarked for healthcare was at risk of being meddled ...
Call to create a National Cancer Institute
The cancer committee of the Cyprus patient associations’ federation (Osak) on Tuesday urged for the inclusion of a National Cancer Institute in the health ministry’s 2024 budget.
“The need for ...
Patients and medical association in spat over allowing doctors deciding role in Gesy
The Pancyprian medical association (Pis) slammed patient organisation Osak on Monday, accusing them of spreading “false and baseless information”.
The spat erupted after Pis proposed that doctors serve on the ...
‘For Gesy to continue, there need to be changes’
‘For Gesy to continue, there need to be changes’
Mistakes were made while introducing the largest reform to the health system through Gesy’s implementation, and deeply rooted changes need ...
Doctors are charging patients arbitrarily, watchdog says
Doctors are charging patients arbitrarily, watchdog says
By Iole Damaskinos
Complaints are on the rise from state healthcare (Gesy) patients about specialists and personal doctors charging increased fees.
According to ...
Road to strengthening patients’ rights a long one says Osak
The introduction of a patients’ rights commissioner is among the demands of the Cyprus Federation of Patients’ Associations (Osak) to assure that no one is deprived of their health rights, ...
Patients should not be seen in terms of euros says Osak
The federation of patients’ associations (Osak) on Tuesday censured those who regard healthcare as a purely financial exercise, where care is measured in euros and cents.
“Patients are neither expenses ...
Outrage as patients reportedly tied to beds
Patient organisations expressed outrage on Tuesday over allegations that an elderly person was found tied to their hospital bed using bedsheets.
Demanding the state health services (Okypy) investigate the matter, ...
Hadjipantela threatens to revoke licences after private hospital turns away two urgent cases (Update 2)
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Thursday threatened to revoke the licences of doctors working in a private hospital in Nicosia who turned away two women in urgent need of medical ...
Medicine shortages top list of patient complaints about healthcare
Medicine shortages have been the biggest problem for patients during the first nine months of the year, head of the patients’ association (Osak) Marios Kouloumas said on Tuesday.
According to ...
Patients up pressure against HIO appointment
Patients on Friday threatened to take measures if the appointment of head of the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) to the board of the HIO, which oversees the running of Gesy, ...
Patients say deprived of medical cannabis despite its legalisation
People were deprived of access to medical cannabis despite its legalisation, complained the Cyprus federation of patients association (Osak).
Organised patients have been fighting for years to legalise the use ...
Patients say should be part of Gesy decision making
The federation of Cyprus patients’ associations (Osak) on Monday highlighted the need for patients to take part in the decision-making process as far as public health concerned during a meeting ...
Okypy given ten days to solve problems with A&E
Health minister Michalis Hadjipantelas has given the state health services organisation (Okypy) ten days to smooth out problems with emergency services on weekends following complaints from patients.
On Sunday, the ...