At the razor's edge the relations between Organized Patients and Sizopoulos: They accuse him of wanting to overthrow the GESS – How he answers [audio]

The Organized Patients are sitting on burning coals, waiting for the discussion tomorrow, Thursday, in the Health Committee of the Parliament, of the proposal of Marinos Sizopoulos for changes in the legislation that governs the GESS.

In fact, after pressures, he was invited finally the Federation of Patients' Associations of Cyprus (OSAK), to attend the meeting of the Committee. It was preceded by strong reactions from her.

Mr. Sizopoulos's proposal is not only irreconcilable but carries risks for the viability of the GESS, say the Organized Patients through the spokesman of the organization, Dimitris Lamprianidis. Speaking on Politis radio 107.6 and 97.6, Mr. Lamprianidis expressed the view that the debate – which is unnecessary as he said – takes place in the pre-election period on the one hand, and on the other almost a month before the evaluation of the systems, three years later its start-up. He made it clear that some people want to bomb the foundations of the system for financial gain. According to the data available to the OAY and the Ministry of Health, only 5% of doctors, specialists and staff, have not joined the GESS. There is a question especially for Marinos Sizopoulos, since apart from being an MP, he is also a doctor, so there is an incompatibility, pointed out Mr. Lamprianidis, who explained that you are trying to bypass the Personal Doctor, while he wondered if it makes sense for a doctor to discuss issues concerning him.

Listen to the position of Dimitris Lamprianidis, in the “Morning Inspection” broadcast by Politis 107.6 & amp; 97.6:

CITIZEN 107.6; MORNING INSPECTION 18 & # 8211; 05 & # 8211; 2022 DIMITRIS LAMPRIANIDIS

Intervention & # 8211; Marinos Sizopoulos gave an answer after the position of Mr. Lamprianidis, to Politis 107.6 and 97.6, who rejected what the Organized Patients attributed to him. “What is needed and we said it & # 8217; “Repetition is the strong supervisory control of the services offered and how they are offered”, said initially the president of EDEK. The draft law that will be discussed on Thursday in the Health Committee of the Parliament provides, among other things, to allow doctors who are not included in the GESY to prescribe drugs within the GESY, as well as the change in the payment regime of personal doctors per visit and not depending the number of beneficiaries who are registered in them.

Regarding his proposal, but also the reactions against him, Mr. Sizopoulos claimed that his goal is the well-understood interest of the patients, while he said that ” I know what is happening and there is no conflict of interest “.

Listen to the position of Marinos Sizopoulos, in the” Morning Inspection “broadcast by Politis 107.6 & amp; 97.6:

CITIZEN 107.6; MORNING INSPECTION 18 & # 8211; 05 & # 8211; 2022 MARINOS SIZOPOULOS