Huge failings in disabled access to doctors
Hundreds of doctors’ offices in Cyprus have no disability access in their offices, despite an obligation to do so dating back to 2011, the House...
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New clinics join Gesy, boost its cover
The Ygia polyclinic in Limassol and the upgraded accident and emergency unit at the Apollonion private hospital are set to move under the Gesy umbrella...
Doctors say ‘not consulted’ on longer working hours
Doctors “were not consulted” about the planned extension of afternoon outpatient clinic hours, the doctors and clinical directors branch of civil servants union Pasydy said...
Prioritising patients could cut waiting times says minister
People seeking appointments at medical specialists may soon be split into categories according to how urgent their needs are to help fight waiting times, Health...
Only 37 per cent of eligible women utilise free Pap tests
Despite being provided with a free cervical cancer screening, better known as a Pap test, once every two years under the national health scheme, Gesy,...
More Gesy beneficiaries visit private doctors year-on-year, data shows
The vast majority of outpatient visits to specialists and personal doctors concerns health professionals in the private sector registered under Gesy, data from the state...
Our View: We must respect Gesy law
In the end, a feud between two civil servants over a promotion that dates back several years was the reason we found out that a...
Kanari supports changes for patients sent abroad for treatment
Health Minister Popi Kanari has thrown her support behind a plan to transfer the process of sending patients abroad to the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO)....
Waiting lists for specialists in Cyprus getting worse
But who’s to blame: a demanding patient or a nervous GP? By Elias Hazou The problem of long waiting times to see a specialist in...
Transfer of patients abroad to come under Gesy umbrella (update)
The government is evaluating a proposal to bring the process of sending patients abroad for treatment under the umbrella of Gesy. According to health ministry...
