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Gesy beneficiaries can now book specialist appointments online

Jonathan ShkurkoJuly 22, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoJuly 22, 202102717

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....

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Coronavirus: Non-Gesy group still jumping through hoops for vaccines

Antigoni PittaJuly 18, 2021July 18, 2021

By Antigoni PittaJuly 18, 2021July 18, 202105409

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...

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Psychiatric patients left behind by Gesy, say protest doctors

Gina AgapiouJune 30, 2021June 30, 2021

By Gina AgapiouJune 30, 2021June 30, 202101291

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...

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In farewell, Ioannou lauds Gesy, handling of pandemic

Evie AndreouJune 29, 2021June 29, 2021

By Evie AndreouJune 29, 2021June 29, 202102132

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,...

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Improved emails for Gesy beneficiaries will boost transparency

Mary SpyrouJune 22, 2021

By Mary SpyrouJune 22, 20210676

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....

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Nearly all Gesy users are satisfied with the service

Antigoni PittaJune 18, 2021

By Antigoni PittaJune 18, 202101380

Nearly all of those who have used the general health system (Gesy) said they were satisfied with its services, a survey by the Health Insurance...

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Doctors being dropped from Gesy for trying to cheat the system

Antigoni PittaJune 8, 2021June 8, 2021

By Antigoni PittaJune 8, 2021June 8, 202107345

Medical professionals are being dropped from the general health system (Gesy) for trying to cheat the system through fictitious claims, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO)...

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Coronavirus: Minister concerned about ‘public complacency’

Evie AndreouJune 2, 2021June 2, 2021

By Evie AndreouJune 2, 2021June 2, 202103824

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Wednesday said he was concerned about complacency following the improved epidemiological situation, calling on people to continue observing personal protection...

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Public can now book state hospital appointments online

Antigoni PittaJune 2, 2021June 2, 2021

By Antigoni PittaJune 2, 2021June 2, 202101036

The state health services organisation (Okypy) on Wednesday launched a new service on its website allowing the public to arrange appointments online with doctors and...

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Multiple benefits from Gesy despite flaws, patients’ association says

Gina AgapiouJune 1, 2021June 1, 2021

By Gina AgapiouJune 1, 2021June 1, 202101001

The national health scheme (Gesy) may have deficiencies but offers multiple benefits, the federation of Cyprus patients’ associations (Osak) said on Tuesday on the occasion...

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Over €74m in EU funds to boost health system (Updated)

Jean ChristouMay 26, 2021May 26, 2021

By Jean ChristouMay 26, 2021May 26, 202101757

Over €74 million from the €1.2 billion allocated to Cyprus from the Cyprus Recovery and Resilience Plan will go to strengthening the health system over the...

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Gesy cost €780m to run last year, revenues came to €840m

Staff ReporterApril 4, 2021

By Staff ReporterApril 4, 202101834

Revenue from contributions to the health system Gesy amounted to €840 million in 2020, a senior official told the Cyprus News Agency on Sunday. Angelos...

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‘Your GP is not your secretary’, HIO tells public

Gina AgapiouApril 2, 2021April 2, 2021

By Gina AgapiouApril 2, 2021April 2, 202104472

Personal doctors are not ‘secretaries’, the health insurance organisation (HIO) said on Friday and reminded people that Gesy beneficiaries need to visit their personal doctors...

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Pensioners call for subsidised meds, lower Gesy contribution

Evie AndreouApril 2, 2021April 2, 2021

By Evie AndreouApril 2, 2021April 2, 202102738

Pensioners’ union Ekysy has called on the government to subsidise drugs for which they now must pay full price, and for lower Gesy contributions for...

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War disabled lost benefits with introduction of Gesy

Gina AgapiouMarch 23, 2021

By Gina AgapiouMarch 23, 20210509

About 700 war-disabled lost free access to health care following the introduction of the national health scheme (Gesy), MPs heard on Tuesday. Speaking at the...

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Over 43,000 receive inpatient Gesy care so far

Jonathan ShkurkoMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoMarch 18, 2021March 18, 202101470

A total of 43,448 people received inpatient care through the general health scheme (Gesy) since its introduction, according to figures released by the Health Insurance...

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More than 850,000 registered with Gesy

Evie AndreouMarch 1, 2021

By Evie AndreouMarch 1, 202104513

More than 850,000 people registered with Gesy and with a general practitioner during the first 18 months of the health system’s operation, it was announced...

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Doctors slam Okypy for not paying bonuses

Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 22, 2021February 22, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 22, 2021February 22, 20210502

Doctors union Pasyky on Monday slammed the state health services (Okypy) for failing to respect the deal reached between the two last year regarding monetary...

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Coronavirus: nurses will make house calls to vaccinate bedridden people

Staff ReporterFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 2021

By Staff ReporterFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 202101719

Specialised nurses will pay house calls to administer coronavirus vaccinations to the bedridden, the health ministry said on Friday. As part of its vaccination roll-out,...

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House passes Okypy and HIO budgets, securing Gesy finances

Elias HazouFebruary 18, 2021

By Elias HazouFebruary 18, 20210815

Parliament on Thursday passed the 2021 budgets for two agencies that are key components of the national health scheme (Gesy), also giving the nod to...