SOCIAL LENS
Patients “Held Hostage” by Trade Unions Amid Nurse Shortage Debate
Private health sector warns of staffing crisis as parliament delays bill on hiring nurses from third countries
GENERAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (GESY)
SOCIAL LENS
Thieves Strike Again at Old Larnaca Hospital Leaving Building Without Power
Police investigating theft of electrical components that disrupted electricity supply to health services operating in the facility.
SOCIAL LENS
A Two-Month Crunch for the GeSY Software
The Health Insurance Organisation and the contractor company are attempting to bridge their differences before the agreement expires.
SOCIAL LENS
Over €100 Million Gap in GeSY From Double Drug Payments
Debts to private and public hospitals exceed €100 million as monthly deductions begin to recover funds.
ECONOMY
State Health Services Organisation Takes Aim at HIO – “Public Hospitals Operate with an Inelastic Cost Base”
Emphasis placed on what OKYPY describes as a structural contradiction within the system: on the one hand, public hospitals are required to become financially autonomous, while on the other, they are obliged to provide full coverage for all cases – without receiving corresponding funding.
