Doctors reach deal over Gesy pay
Doctors union Pasydy on Monday agreed to the monetary incentives offered by the state health services (Okypy). In a statement, the union said: “the agreement...
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State doctors reach agreement on incentives with Okypy
State doctors and the national health services (Okypy) have reached an agreement over the monetary incentives to be given to public sector specialists, after consultations...
Technical issue behind ban on access to patients’ files says commissioner
The data commissioner has not banned speech therapists and other health professionals from having access to patient’s files but has highlighted a technical issue that...
State nurses says Wednesday’s strike will go ahead
State nurses on Monday said the 24-hour strike they announced for Wednesday will go ahead. They said their employer, state health services organisation Okypy, had...
Nurses set to strike next Wednesday due to delay in new hirings
Nurses in public hospitals island wide are set to strike on Wednesday over understaffing while doctors on Friday demanded further clarifications before they accept a...
Gesy: patients must wait six months before changing GP
The health insurance organisation (HIO) on Friday announced beneficiaries can change their GP after six months instead of three that was allowed until June. From...
Concern among MPs of ‘creeping’ two-tier Gesy
Opposition MPs on Thursday cautioned against what they said appear to be attempts to covertly introduce a multi-payer system into the national health scheme (Gesy)....
Okypy optimistic that talks with doctors and nurses will bear fruit
State health services organisation Okypy, which runs public hospitals, expressed optimism on Thursday that consultations with doctors and nurses would soon bear fruit. Doctors’ unions...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Historic day for lazy, unproductive medics
THE ‘HISTORIC DAY’ on which Gesy entered its second phase turned into an orgy of self-congratulation for meeting the June 1 deadline while the health...
Health minister ‘concerned’ about sustainability of state hospitals
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Saturday he is concerned about the sustainability of state hospitals due to lapses presented in the state health services...
State nurses in talks over staffing issues
The state nurses’ unions are continuing consultations on Friday with their employers, state health services organisation (Okypy), over staff shortages and other issues in a...
Deal close in state doctors’ pay dispute
A pay dispute between state doctors and the organisation of state health services (Okypy) appears to have been resolved after it was agreed to grant...
Minister confident issues over inpatient care will be ironed out
More than 500 patient referrals have been issued during the first two days since inpatient care was introduced in Gesy, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said...
What you need to know about inpatient care under Gesy
The health ministry on Monday issued a question and answer announcement explaining how the public can access inpatient care under Gesy. How will I be...
State doctors ponder up to €31,000 a year pay increase to join Gesy
State doctors were on Monday considering their response to an enhanced offer from the state health services designed to lure them into joining the national...
Gesy phase II the biggest reform since the 1960s says minister (Updated)
The government on Monday welcomed the full implementation of the of the national health scheme (Gesy) pledging to iron out the problems that lie ahead....
Anastasiades calls full implementation of Gesy a ‘historic day’
President Nicos Anastasiades hailed Monday as a historic day, which marked the full implementation of the national health scheme (Gesy) after efforts spanning decades. In...
Second phase of Gesy kicks off with high hopes
The second phase of Gesy begins with high expectations, head of the Health Insurance Organisation Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Monday, while he warned some problems...
Minister optimistic on next step in Gesy but unresolved issues manifold
Monday will usher in the second phase of one of the biggest social reforms seen in Cyprus, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said, as the national...
Pharma companies say ‘many pending issues’ ahead of Gesy inpatient rollout
REPRESENTATIVES of multinational pharmaceutical companies on Friday said there were still many pending issues regarding the supply of drugs and vaccines that need to be addressed...
