The Health Insurance Organization has announced that the contact details of the on-call personal physician (PI) services by province during the weekends of December 2022 and Public Holidays during the Christmas and New Year period (10-11/12/2022, 17-18/12/2022, 24-26/12/2022 & 31/12/2022 – 01/01/2023) were posted on the GeSY website www.gesy.org.cy and on the Agency's official social media accounts.
The OAU reminds that the on-call services of a personal physician are provided to adults and children who are beneficiaries of the NHS on weekends and Public Holidays and concern the provision of health care for emergency problems such as the acute onset of alarming symptoms, sudden and intense pain, aggravation of symptoms of a serious chronic illness, high fever accompanied by other symptoms.
Clarifies that beneficiaries should not contact the emergency services of PI for pre-existing medical conditions, issuance of repeated prescriptions, issuance of referrals to other services of the NHS or in cases where they do not have the time to visit their Personal Doctor.
The hours of operation of the services are on weekends and Public Holidays are Saturday: 9.00 – 17.00 and Sunday and Public Holiday: 15.00 – 19.00
For their service, the beneficiaries contact the on-call services P I of their province during the hours of operation of the on-call services. After assessing the health problem, an appointment is arranged during the day and during the opening hours of the on-call services. It is emphasized that, in order to properly serve the beneficiaries, the services operate only by scheduled appointments.
