As it says in a statement, while the consultation of the Pancyprian Medical Association and the scientific societies involved with the Health Insurance Organisation (OAI) and the doctors' trade unions with the Organisation of State Health Services (OKYPY) is underway, which aims at the proper and qualitative implementation and operation of the on-call clinics, and while meetings have been arranged in the next few days, "to our surprise, we have been informed of the announcement of their immediate operation by the OAI, with the dispatch of a memorandum containing both the operating schedule of the dispensaries and a task list that goes beyond the role of a primary care dispensary on call".
"The surprise continued with the announcement of an agreement between OAI and OKYPY without taking into account the opinion of those who will implement it," it adds.
PIS regrets these unilateral decisions "which constitute a complete lack of respect for the institution of PIS and for the doctors' trade union bodies and create legitimate concerns for the proper and safe operation of these clinics."
Finally, it calls on the competent bodies to revoke any decisions and to respect the ongoing consultation.
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