#National health scheme (GESY)

As from June 1, personal doctors and pediatricians working under the general health system (Gesy) will no longer be paid exclusively per number of patients, the acting head of the Health ...

A national strategy that focuses on reducing down on the number of people affected by heart attacks and strokes, two of the main causes of death in Cyprus, is expected ...

MPs on Thursday pressed the health insurance organisation (HIO) to ensure private hospitals that operate within the general health scheme (Gesy) also incorporate their A&E department. House watchdog ...

President Nicos Anastasiades discussed potential upgrades to the health sector in Cyprus on Thursday during a broad meeting at the presidential palace. The meeting included Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela, Transport ...

Tempers flared during a debate at the House health committee on Thursday in response to proposed changes to the national health service, Gesy, put forward by Edek leader Marinos Sizopoulos. ...

The island’s state health services organisation (Okypy) announced that it would begin charging Gesy beneficiaries for excessive visits to family GPs and paediatricians, In its statement, Okypy said the ...

Lawmakers on Thursday appealed to the public to give blood for thalassaemia sufferers needing regular blood transfusions. The matter was discussed at the House health committee, reviewing the National Strategy ...

The health ministry on Tuesday announced it has made some changes for asylum seekers wanting treatment at state hospitals. In a written announcement, the ministry said the changes went into ...

Gesy beneficiaries are entitled to four visits to a clinical dietician a year for health issues covered by the general health system, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) said on Wednesday. ...

The number of physiotherapy sessions provided under the general health system (Gesy) for people with cerebral palsy will be increased following an agreement reached with the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) ...

The federation of Cyprus patients’ associations (Osak) on Monday highlighted the need for patients to take part in the decision-making process as far as public health concerned during a meeting ...

The president of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) Andreas Papaconstantinou will meet President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday to discuss an issue concerning around €150 million that has reportedly not yet been ...

President Nicos Anastasiades instructed the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) on Friday to introduce effective mechanisms to prevent abuses of the general health system that pushes up costs and undermine the ...

The Cyprus Medical Association (CyMA) on Thursday the body should be represented on the board of directors of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), after its president Petros Agathangelou was named ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday said he would not hear suggestions from those who want to create difficulties within the national health scheme Gesy. “There will not be any changes ...

Pensioners are asking for podiatrists to be covered by the general health system (Gesy) and want simplified procedures for hearing aids. They are also concerned about the sums they have ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) recognises that abuse of Gesy by providers and beneficiaries is one of the most serious problems facing the national health system and is taking steps ...

Around 35 per cent of the population continues to pay private health insurance despite the implementation of a national health scheme (Gesy) about three years ago, Cyprus medical association (CMA) and ...

The health ministry on Wednesday said it was working with Gesy operator Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) to solve several issues within the national health scheme, which were pointed out earlier ...

Diagnostic centres, particularly radiological facilities, effectively operate in a lawless environment, often carrying out unnecessary MRIs or using outdated and potentially hazardous machinery. What’s more, some doctors are shareholders ...

Regret has been expressed by the Cyprus Medical Association (PIS) that some of its members have been targeted and accused of abusing the national health system (Gesy). “We do not ...

Those running Gesy were accused of being utterly and completely clueless by the president of the House watchdog committee as the noxious fallout over the healthcare system spread further on ...

The House watchdog committee erupted into a shouting match on Thursday as the rolling scandal over abuses within Gesy continued, with one person being expelled from the meeting as police ...

The entity charged with running Gesy has announced major changes to the way in which the healthcare system will function, such as a time limit being imposed on how often ...