‘Abuse of Gesy needs to be addressed’ (Updated)
The biggest problem plaguing the health system Gesy is abuse, Health Minister Michalis Damianou said on Thursday in a speech to the House Health Committee on the state of healthcare.
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Abuse of system biggest problem for Gesy
Abuses of the national health scheme (Gesy) are the biggest problem affecting the health sector, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Monday.
Speaking on CyBC radio, Damianos said that the ...
HIO rejects €10 million in healthcare claims
Some 80,000 claims for compensation of healthcare providers corresponding to €10 million were rejected by the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) which operates Gesy, according to data.
In addition, fines were imposed on 30 ...
Disy pledges support of Gesy
Disy party will continue its support of Gesy, party leader Annita Demetriou said on Monday.
She was speaking during a meeting with state doctors union Pasyki and committee chairman and ...
On-call doctor system ‘doing well’
Having on-call doctors has been working satisfactorily for over six months since the measure was announced, the head of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) Efi Kamitsi said on Tuesday.
“The ...
Personal doctors’ salaries in Cyprus range from €100K to 450K
The health insurance organisation (HIO) has begun its comparison of doctors’ salaries from 2022 and the second half of 2023 when quality criteria and performance indicators were introduced, it emerged on Thursday.
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‘Urgent’ healthcare referral system now in force
The new system for urgent care referrals under Gesy came into force on Thursday.
Under the new system, there are now two categories for referrals – “urgent” and “normal” – thus allowing ...
Doctor guilty of indecent assault struck from Gesy
The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) has struck off the doctor found guilty of indecent assault from Gesy, it emerged on Wednesday.
Sources at the health ministry confirmed the development to ...
Waiting lists ‘a lever for exploitation’ of patients
Long waiting lists for specialised treatments on Gesy are “a lever for the financial exploitation” of patients, Gesy’s supervision commissioner Eugenia Efstathiou said on Monday.
Efstathiou was speaking at ...
National health scheme must ‘continue and survive’
The national health scheme Gesy must continue and survive, the finance and health ministers said on Tuesday following a meeting to discuss the issue.
“We had a very productive discussion… ...
Health minister meets with Okypy
Health Minister Michalis Damianos on Thursday discussed major issues faced by the state health services organisation (Okypy).
Visiting the Okypy offices for the first time since taking on the role ...
Over half of HIO job requests approved
After weeks of an ongoing spat, the finance ministry approved on Thursday 29 positions out of the 56 the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) requested for its budget for the year.
HIO chairman ...
Ministry gives two days for decision over health appointments
The finance ministry said on Wednesday it will decide within the next two days whether or not to approve the opening of 56 new job positions at the Health Insurers’ Organisation (...
Our View: Osak has no legitimacy or expertise to dictate how Gesy should be run
Extensive coverage was given by the media to the news conference given by the Federation of Patients Associations of Cyprus (Osak) on Monday, during which it attacked the government for, ...
Finance minister denies possibility of misuse of Gesy funds (Updated)
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos categorically denied on Friday the complaints made by the patient’s association regarding the potential misuse of Gesy’s funds earmarked for healthcare, while the health ...
State doctors may boycott Gesy system over insurance dispute
Government hospitals could effectively grind to a halt as of January 1, 2024 because state doctors will have no access to the Gesy (general healthcare system) computer system to order medical tests ...
Almost one million people now registered on Gesy
A total of 943,978 people are now registered on Gesy, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Tuesday.
Kanari was speaking at a high-level meeting of the World Health Organisation to mark 15 ...
Ahepa to open new university hospital in Nicosia
The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Ahepa) announced on Monday plans to open a new university hospital in Nicosia.
Once completed, the hospital will fall under the umbrella of Gesy.
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Widespread support for National Cancer Institute
The Cyprus Oncology Society (Oek) on Wednesday threw its support behind the inclusion of a National Cancer Institute in the health ministry’s 2024 budget.
Referring to statements made the previous ...
Gesy warns of fake, malicious text messages
The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) warned on Tuesday of a recent surge in the sending of false and malicious messages to mobile phones, using the name and logo of national ...
Over a half of health ministry budget going to Gesy
The health ministry presented a budget for 2024 11.6 per cent greater than the year before on Monday, with most of the budget set to be for the government’s contribution to ...
Union begins registering retired Turkish Cypriots for Gesy
The Turkish Cypriot Federation of Revolutionary Trade Unions (Dev-Is) has begun registering retired Turkish Cypriots who worked in the Republic to the health system Gesy.
Dev-Is explained they had been ...
Our View: GPs need to stand firm for wait lists to get shorter
Health Minister Popi Kanari, concerned about the long waiting times for appointments with specialist doctors, met bosses of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) to discuss ways of reducing these. The ...
HIO asks for more time to cut waiting lists
The health insurance organisation (HIO) has requested more time to discuss with medical specialist companies to determine whether the referral a patient receives is urgent or not, Health Minister Popi ...