Gesy: not perfect but far, far better than what we had before
Despite difficulties and under extremely unfavourable conditions, we managed to fundamentally reform the health sector By Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou The general health...
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Coronavirus: private hospitals unhappy with revised deal for Gesy’s second phase
Private hospitals association (Pasin) on Friday said they found unfair a unilateral decision by the government to reduce by six per cent the rates agreed...
Outrage over reduced fees threatens Gesy inpatient care
Private hospitals say they cannot offer services at the new rates The start of the second phase of Gesy, scheduled for June 1, hangs in...
Coronavirus: Private sector to handle all non-Covid urgent cases, Okypy says
The private sector will be treating all urgent cases to allow state hospitals to be able to respond to increased needs due to the coronavirus...
Coronavirus: babies ‘not in danger’ at children’s hospital
All newborn babies at Makarios children’s hospital were being tested for the coronavirus after a male nurse working at the ICU was found positive, a...
Coronavirus: private hospitals being hit
Two Paphos private hospitals said on Friday they have followed all protocols after staff members tested positive for coronavirus. The Iasis private hospital in Paphos...
Cabinet releases funds for private hospitals to join Gesy
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the health minister’s proposal to provide €70 million in guarantees to allow private hospitals to join Gesy. Government guarantees to...
State will ensure viability of private hospitals in Gesy, minister says (updated)
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Friday the state intended to ensure private hospitals would remain viable inside the national health system (Gesy), a day after...
Moves to integrate private hospitals into Gesy to start next month
Deliberations for the integration of private hospitals into Gesy will begin in the first week of October, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday, but...
New incentives to lure private hospitals into joining Gesy
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides on Wednesday submitted to cabinet a memo on town planning incentives for the creation, expansion and upgrade of private hospitals. The...
Gesy: a sick system from its inception, private hospitals say
THE private hospitals’ association (Pasin) on Friday criticised the government for cultivating “super expectations” among the public on the national health scheme (Gesy) through populism...
