Sceptical
Health Committee Chairman Costas Constantinou was doubtful the new target date to introduce the NHS will be met.
“I am afraid to say that the Health Ministry and the Health Insurance Organisation will not be ready to meet this new target, because all the prerequisites will not be ready in time.
There are major issues still pending , like training fanily doctors and rendering hospitals autonomous which is a necessary precondition to implement the NHS.
There is also the issue of reaching a convergence between all finanvial contributors to the scheme,” said Constantinou.
How it works
With the implementation of the NHS, patients will be able to first visit their family doctor in the event of a health problem.
The family doctor will see whether he can deal with the problem or refet it to a specialist doctor of the patient`s choice.
Expenses will be covered by the contributions made to the scheme by everyone. Choosing NHS treatment will be free of charge and optional. Patients choosing to see private doctors will have to pay their own medical expenses or at least part of them.
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