MPs prepare to take on threat to ban foreign doctors from Gesy
An amendment to the law which would prevent the Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) from stopping the employment of foreign doctors in the National Health Scheme...
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Anastasiades believes majority of doctors will honour Hippocratic oath, join Gesy
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday expressed optimism that the majority of private doctors would join the National Health Scheme (Gesy), despite the fact the Cyprus...
MPs concerned with number of private doctors opting out of Gesy
The House health committee on Friday expressed concerns after the Cyprus Society of Nuclear Medicine became the fifth group of private specialist doctors to announce...
Health minister takes on protesting doctors and Diko
Health Minister Giorgos Pamboridis said on Monday that the disputed transfer of a doctor from a rural hospital to Limassol has taken place and challenged...
Government, state doctors sign Gesy agreement
A framework agreement between the government and doctor unions was signed on Friday, reflecting the deal clinched in the run-up to the vote in parliament...
Insurers say Gesy health scheme doomed to fail
THE association of insurance companies (Saek) warned on Friday that populism was harmful to public health and raised a number of questions doubting the success...
‘No more excuses to block health scheme bills’, minister says
The signing of a deal on Thursday between the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) and IT company NCR Cyprus for the development of a software programme...
State doctors claim not fully informed on content of health reform bills
Government doctors union Pasyki said on Sunday they were not fully informed on the contents of two bills approved by the cabinet last week on...
Cabinet approves first two NHS bills
The two first draft bills aimed at reforming public health on the way to the adoption of a full-fledged National Health System (NHS) were approved...
Breakthrough on NHS as consensus reached with parties
THE government on Thursday expressed satisfaction on the consensus between all heads of the parliamentary parties during their meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades as to...
President seeks multi-party consensus on NHS
President Nicos Anastasiades has invited the leads of political parties to a meeting on July 21 to discuss issues concerning the National Health Scheme (NHS),...
President embarks on health sector fact-finding mission
The president on Monday asked for a detailed list of doctor shortages, as he took it upon himself to resolve the problems faced by the...
Autonomy of hospitals will reveal costs for healthcare scheme, Georgiades says
By Stelios Orphanides Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said that unless public hospitals gain complete administrative and financial autonomy, the national healthcare scheme (NHS), a reform...
‘Mini NHS’ to be rolled out by next year
By Elias Hazou The government plans to roll out a ‘mini’ National Health Scheme’ as a springboard to the gradual implementation of a full-blown NHS,...
No idea when NHS will be ready, MPs are told
The government’s aim is to implement the national health system as soon as possible, Health Minister George Pamboridis said on Thursday, but could not give...
Our View: New health minister could face opposition from all sides
IT COULD not have been very easy for the president to find someone to fill the post of health minister that was vacated by the...
Cabinet delays hospital autonomy bill, denies union pressure
By Evie Andreou THE cabinet has postponed its approval of the hospital autonomy bill which was due on Wednesday and denied the delay was linked...
Medics call for an NHS for all
By Evie Andreou The aim is to create a quality, functional and viable national health scheme (NHS) especially as in the aftermath of the crisis...
Draft NHS bill due to go to House next week
By Andria Kades A DRAFT bill on the NHS and state hospitals’ autonomy is expected to go to parliament next week, with reforms being a...
Bill on hospital autonomy should be ready by June
A DRAFT bill over the autonomy of public hospitals is expected to be submitted to parliament by June, Health Minister Philippos Patsalis said. His plan...