The Parliamentary Health Committee met today, Thursday, 17 March 2022, and discussed the following issues:
1. The operation of diagnostic centres, technology, expertise and medical ethics in the context of the General Health System (GHS)
(Ex parte examination on the recommendation of Mr. Charalambos Theopeptou)
(File No. 23.04.038.1140-2021)
The Commission, in the presence of representatives of the competent services and other bodies, was informed, inter alia, of the problems arising from the lack of a legislative framework governing the licensing and operation of diagnostic centres. It should be noted that the issue under discussion arose in the context of a parliamentary audit during which an increase in the number of MRI scans was noted since the introduction of the GHS. The Committee asked for a timetable to be set and for a bill to be submitted to Parliament and reserved the right to return to the issue.
2. The problems faced by the haemophiliacs of the Famagustadistrict of Famagusta from the failure to upgrade the space and machinery at the Famagusta General Hospital. Kyriakos Hatzigiannis, Onoufrios Koulla, George Carulla, Nikos Georgiou, Giannakis Gavriel, George Koukoumas, Zacharias Koulias, Christos Seneki and Linos Papagiannis)
(File No. 23.04.039.034-2022)
The Commission, in the presence of representatives of the competent services and other bodies, was informed about the individual problems faced by haemophiliac patients residing in Famagusta province and looked for possible ways to solve them immediately. The Commission requested further information and reserved the right to come back to see how the problems were being resolved.
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