No privatisation of public hospitals says president
There will be no change to the way Gesy operates, nor will public hospitals be privatised, the government said on Monday after a meeting at...
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President ‘determined’ to solve problems at hospitals (update 2)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday said he was determined to resolve the all the problems currently being faced in the operation of public hospitals. The...
Okypy offers deal for state doctors to work afternoons
The health services organisation (Okypy)’s proposal to allocate 20 per cent of revenues stemming from potential state hospital’s afternoon operations to state doctors is now...
Gesy call centre has handled over 700,000 queries
Since its operation in December 2018, the national health system (Gesy) help centre has responded to 727,807 queries and complaints, its director said Tuesday. Opening...
Fifteen complaints received a day about Gesy doctors
The health insurance organisation (HIO) receives at least 15 calls a day from people complaining about Gesy doctors or service providers, its director said on...
Crisis at A&E departments, MPs told
Understaffed accident and emergency departments are struggling to cope, with one patient having to wait for 49 hours in Nicosia General Hospital’s casualty ward before...
Gynaecologist arrested for charging for fake operation (Update 2)
A Limassol-based gynaecologist was remanded for two days on Wednesday after one of her patients reported that the doctor had lied to her about carrying...
Gesy referrals for specialists now only valid for two visits
Referrals issued by personal doctors for specialists will only be good for two visits from October 6, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Monday....
Gesy budget well within estimates, HIO says
The budget of the national health scheme (Gesy) remained within initial estimates, counting €794.7m for the period of January to August despite the pandemic, an...
Audit office disputes HIO claims over Gesy beneficiaries
The audit office on Thursday disputed claims by the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), which runs national health scheme Gesy, that said it does not allow...
Health minister to meet Okypy over project delays
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said Monday he will be meeting with the leadership of the state health services organisation (Okypy) by the end of the...
More than 600 online requests for doctor appointments arranged online
A total of 620 requests for appointments with 700 doctors were arranged online by the end of July, according to the State Health Services Organisation...
Coronavirus: Weekend phone support for Covid patients
Gesy general practitioners (GPs) will as of Saturday offer phone support to Covid-19 patients during the weekends to make sure the necessary help is offered...
Coronavirus: Walk-in jab centres being opened to people not on Gesy
People who are not registered in the national health scheme (Gesy) will be able to get vaccinated for free against Covid-19 at the walk-in vaccination...
All state health centres will soon accept credit card payments
Payments with credit cards will soon be accepted at the 38 health centres under the state health services organisation (Okypy), it was announced on Monday....
Gesy beneficiaries can now book specialist appointments online
The state health services organisation (Okypy) has officially launched its new revamped website on Thursday designed to facilitate the procedure of booking medical appointments online....
Coronavirus: Non-Gesy group still jumping through hoops for vaccines
Seven months since launching its vaccination programme and having surpassed its original goal of a 65 per cent vaccination rate, the health ministry is now...
Psychiatric patients left behind by Gesy, say protest doctors
Psychiatric patients have been left behind by the national health scheme (Gesy), state doctors union (Pasyki) said on Wednesday as they went ahead with a...
In farewell, Ioannou lauds Gesy, handling of pandemic
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Tuesday said he was proud Gesy was introduced during three-year term. While assessing his ministry’s work before leaving his post,...
Improved emails for Gesy beneficiaries will boost transparency
Gesy beneficiaries will receive emails containing the indicative cost of health services received after each doctor’s appointment, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Tuesday....