“Until next Wednesday we will know when the on-duty clinics will be open, but it will definitely not be in September,” said today the Minister of Health, Michalis Hadjipandella, after a wide-ranging meeting with all stakeholders, focusing on the on-duty clinics. , after the new postponement of the start date of their operation, yesterday.
The meeting was attended by OAU, OKYPY and the Pancyprian Medical Association and it became known that it was agreed in the coming days to hold & # 8220; some additional meetings from the Ministry of Health, to solve some of the problems discussed in today's session & # 8221; , according to Mr. Hadjipandelas. It was also decided to set up a committee under the supervision of the Pancyprian Medical Association, & # 8220; to examine all medical issues & # 8221 ;. In a new session, next Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Ministry, the final decisions will be taken and announcements will be made, about & # 8220; what we will do regarding the on-duty clinics & # 8221 ;.
Mr. Hadjipandella noted that the goal of the Ministry “is to operate these on-duty clinics, because this will serve the ordinary people who need them so much” and that efforts are being made to solve various problems to make this possible. As he said, in today's meeting it was agreed to set up a committee under the supervision of the PIS, which will examine all medical issues.
Asked about the main problems raised by the meeting, the minister mentioned the medical procedures that will be performed in the on-call clinics and the staffing of the outpatient clinics. Regarding the absence of representatives of the patients in the meeting, the Minister replied that he is aware of the opinion of the patients, from the first day of taking office, as he said. “I will inform them about this meeting”, he added and assured that “we, like the Patients' Federation, want the operation of the on-call clinics”.
