The first protests, in terms of hospitals, have already seen the light of publicity, as they believe that, through the proposed legislation, retirement houses will be renamed Rehabilitation Centers – House Health Debate has not yet begun yet
ANasty has been prevalent in recent days in the field of rehabilitation, with service providers already taking knives in view of the long -awaited return of the relevant bill to the House Health Committee next Thursday. The creation of a legislative framework, which will determine the provisions under which the rehabilitation services will be provided in Cyprus has been discussed for years, with those responsible for taking a battle position. On the one hand, private hospitals that have rehabilitation departments shout that through the proposed legislation houses will be renamed rehabilitation centers. At the same time that the rehabilitation centers, which are currently subject to a law -abiding law, are talking about efforts to further delay the passage of the law for the benefit of a few businessmen and to the detriment of patients.
‘They equate us with the roofs’
In the middle of the week, at a press conference, private hospitals that provide rehabilitation services expressed their concerns about the proposed bill. According to the representative of the Association of Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Centers, Socrates Ioakim, the bill under discussion removes their status as nurses from the rehabilitation centers, incorporating them into a new category of structures. This change, the nurses point out, is equivalent to their equation with the retirement homes and may lead to a severe degradation of the quality of services. They also point out that “rehabilitation centers have made significant investments in infrastructure, equipment and specialized staff, ensuring high standards of care”, while “turning them into a new category of structures implies that they will no longer be subject to the rigorous specifications that apply to Nurses”, which, in accordance with Nurses, ” At the same time, it was noted that the new framework would allow the transformation of retirement homes into rehabilitation centers without the necessary investment in equipment and specialized staff, creating conditions of unfair competition and raising questions about patient safety. The retirement homes, as highlighted, provide hosting and long -term services, but do not have the specialized medical and technological specifications of the rehabilitation centers. Nurses are still calling for the state to review the bill in order to maintain the current licensing and supervision status, ensuring that rehabilitation services will continue to be provided on the basis of strict standards.
“They are in the absence of a law”
Efforts to delay further debate on the bill or to delay or even abandon his vote on law are being seen by the Association of Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Centers (SYKEAA), said SYKEA spokesman Filios SA.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A. He noted that “some providers seem to be comfortable by the ongoing lack of legislation and regulations and seem to want the greater delay in passing the law on rehabilitation centers. This is because they will lose the oligopolistic advantage they have for nearly two years, that is to say, the only ones who provide patients with rehabilitation services within the GSEY, unlike other, perhaps more experienced centers, which are not allowed by the OSH to provide their services within the GSEY. Mr Savvidis also wanted to mention how important it is to start the bill debate and to vote on the law, “so soon as soon as patients have sufficient options for rehabilitation, when each and not by creating tails in when a patient will be served by the patient.” In addition, he noted that it is important to vote on a legislation to encourage new centers, and noted that “because the bill is leaving the ministry to Parliament for many years, the House Health Committee must be given priority in his discussion and a lawsuit”.