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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
Gesy abuses by patients leading to delays
Abusing Gesy is leading to delays and other problems an official said on Thursday calling on patients to only visit their doctors when necessary after
Some GPs turning patients away, health ministry investigating
SOME general practitioners enrolled with the national health scheme (Gesy) are turning patients away, it was alleged on Thursday. In parliament, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou
You must believe it’s not butter
Nutritionist Kristian Gray on why we should be ditching margarine For years, experts have proclaimed that we should avoid the ‘deadly fats’ in real butter
‘Biggest social reform since 1960’ off to a good start officials say (Update 2)
IN WHAT was hailed as an historic day by President Nicos Anastasiades, Cyprus on Saturday introduced universal health care (Gesy), in what is perhaps the
Gesy is ‘not ideal’ but it’s going ahead, minister says
On the eve of the introduction of the first phase of Gesy on Saturday, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou warned there would be problems as doctors
Christofias back on a respirator
Former president Demetris Christofias was placed back on a respirator, his doctors said on Thursday, two days after he showed improvement and was removed. According
Christofias’ health condition improves
Former President Demetris Christofias, who has been seriously ill, has improved and can get out of bed, his GP, Michalis Minas, said on Tuesday. In
Revised catalogue for medical procedures presented
The government on Thursday presented the revised catalogues of pay for specialised medical procedures in 35 categories as part of the national health scheme Gesy.
Grand plans for mountain hospital
THE government will offer free bus transfers from the Kyperounda hospital to that of Limassol for dialysis patients until the mountain village gets its own
Expect Gesy teething problems, president says
There will most likely be teething problems when the national health scheme (Gesy) kicks in but these should prompt a bigger push to make it
Over 100,000 in Cyprus suffer from rheumatic disease
Over 100,000 people in Cyprus are estimated to suffer from some form of rheumatic disease, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday. Speaking at a
Rush to register with Gesy causes initial online glitch (Update 4)
The registration for the national health scheme (Gesy) for the public got off to a wobbly start on Wednesday, as the official online registration website
Over 400 electric beds purchased for public hospitals
A batch of 469 new electric beds are being distributed to public hospitals island-wide in preparation for the national health scheme (Gesy), the health ministry
HIO says doctors’ Gesy sign-up going well
The first phase of the National Health Scheme (Gesy) will kick in on June 1 no matter what and everyone is working full speed to
Cypriot adults eat on average 39.8kg of souvla or souvlaki a year
Cypriots consume on average between 24 grammes and 109 grammes of souvlaki or souvla per day depending on age according to the findings of the
Health minister dismisses scaremongering over resignation of state doctors
The national health scheme Gesy will go ahead as scheduled and there is no reason to worry about the resignation of state doctors, Health Minister
Batch of cuttlefish recalled after excessive cadmium found
The health ministry on Monday recalled a batch of frozen cuttlefish after higher levels of cadmium were detected in it. The recall concerns frozen whole
