Our View: HIO move will only serve to encourage abuse of Gesy
It appears the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) is so flush with cash, thanks to the monthly contributions it has been collecting from individuals and employers,
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Gesy doctors at night and weekends to get ‘generous’ pay
THE health insurance organisation (HIO) has invited Gesy doctors to submit expressions of interest to offer night-time and weekend services at outpatient clinics, for which
Distribution of meds from public to private sector starts Wednesday
The distribution of drugs from the public sector to private pharmacies starts on Wednesday, the health insurance organisation (HIO) announced on Tuesday. The temporary measure
Hospital doctor drain set to get worse
Warnings have already been issued about the problems caused by hospital doctors leaving to set up as GPs under Gesy but the problems currently affecting
Hospitals face severe shortages as public doctors seek Gesy rewards
THE head of Pasyki, the state doctors union, has again warned that public hospitals will face a dangerous shortage of specialist physicians, lured by higher
Cabinet green-lights sale of meds from public to private sector under Gesy
The Council of Ministers has approved amendments to the legislation on the sale and distribution of medicines under Gesy, it was announced on Tuesday. The
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
Some Gesy doctors still using old software
Cases of Gesy doctors and staff who insist on using old hospital software and practices are “isolated incidents” which the state health services (Okypy) is
Gesy, a good choice for young doctors
Despite the red tape, Gesy is an easier career option for newly qualified doctors than the old system was By Annette Chrysostomou Like the
Private doctors propose changes to improve Gesy
The Private Doctors’ Association (EIK) proposed a set of changes to Gesy on Wednesday, following complaints that public finances were being squandered to pay GPs,
Drug shortages continue to dog Gesy
Five weeks into Gesy, the pharmaceutical association said drug shortages continue to persist in pharmacies mainly due to shortcomings of the Gesy software, which the
Public sector efficiency must improve say EU finance ministers
The EU’s finance ministers on Tuesday adopted recommendations and opinions on member states’ economic, employment and fiscal policies, including a package for Cyprus that mainly
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
Gesy ‘doing well’ one month on, says minister
Gesy is doing well and problems are being ironed out, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday, one month after the national health scheme was
Pensioners say they shouldn’t pay private health insurance for foreign workers
Pensioners should not have to pay separate health insurance for their foreign domestic helpers as they are now covered by Gesy, the pensioners committee branch
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
New incentives to lure private hospitals into joining Gesy
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides on Wednesday submitted to cabinet a memo on town planning incentives for the creation, expansion and upgrade of private hospitals. 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
CM editorial grabbed at the chance to malign Gesy and promote private healthcare
In the Cyprus Mail editorial on June 12 you claimed that the Commission for the Protection of Competition was more interested in protecting Gesy monopoly
Some meds for chronic diseases not available
Some medications for the treatment of chronic diseases are not available, head of the Pharmaceutical Association Eleni Piera said on Friday. This concerns medicines for