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Re: General Hospital
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:29 am
by trevnhil
That Really is bad... The hospital is one of the places that I would expect to be open.. Hope the Police and fire brigade are not off..
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:05 am
by merchant_banker
What a shambolic system
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 1:39 pm
by Firefly
That's unbelievable, do they not have a duty of care in Cypriot hospitals ? Surely the least they could have done was to publicise the fact that they were closing.
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:14 pm
by The Aquila
The ex-President only died on Saturday and the Government immediately announced 4 days of mourning with the Funeral day, today, being. bank holiday. Have you ever been treated in a UK Doctors / Hospital on a bank holiday other than A&E?
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:07 pm
by Firefly
Yes we have, we have out of hours doctors, who will see anyone who needs to be seen, bank holiday or no bank holiday !
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:03 pm
by Mrblobby
The Aquila wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:14 pm
The ex-President only died on Saturday and the Government immediately announced 4 days of mourning with the Funeral day, today, being. bank holiday. Have you ever been treated in a UK Doctors / Hospital on a bank holiday other than A&E?
Today was not a bank holiday , I went in my bank ...business as usual .
The holiday today was just for government employees , I think .
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:51 pm
by trevnhil
You are correct it was not a Bank Holiday.. But the fact that the General hospital was not open for previously booked appointment is scandalous.. Some people will have needed to get scans or Xrays to see their doctor in the next day or so.. People will have needed blood tests prior to seeing their doctor..
How do people who were booked in to see a consultant go on for a prescription for their tablets..
Crazy just crazy..

Re: General Hospital
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:56 pm
by The Aquila
Sorry for using the generic term for government office closures

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Re: General Hospital
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:58 pm
by The Aquila
trevnhil wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:51 pm
You are correct it was not a Bank Holiday.. But the fact that the General hospital was not open for previously booked appointment is scandalous.. Some people will have needed to get scans or Xrays to see their doctor in the next day or so.. People will have needed blood tests prior to seeing their doctor..
How do people who were booked in to see a consultant go on for a prescription for their tablets..
Crazy just crazy..
How is it crazy Trev? Would they be open in other countries ? Of course not.
I don’t understand why some many people get up in arms when this sort of thing happens. If you don’t like Cyprus and the way it is then why not move back to the utopian U.K. ?
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:19 pm
by galexinda
Any updates on the people who had appointments at Immigration?
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:50 pm
by trevnhil
Re... " How is it crazy Trev? Would they be open in other countries ? Of course not. "
The only other country I have experience of is the UK... I am pretty sure that if someone like the president was to die then the hospital outpatient departments would not close completely..
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:53 pm
by Cherry345
I think its really rude when people tell others to go back to their own county.....
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:56 pm
by The Aquila
I think it’s rude and disrespectful when all Expats do is complain about their adopted Country.
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:42 am
by JimX
If all the Cypriots returned to Cyprus from the UK then there would not be room enough here for us all here, I agree it is very rude to disrespect the locals but the same goes for disrespecting us expats. All most of us ask is some understanding of this new medical system as at the moment is in somewhat of a turmoil, no doubt it all will become normal for everyone to use.
Also in agreement about the main General hospital closing during holidays, no way should this happen ever!!!.
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:46 am
by Varky
Notwithstanding previous comments there was one occasion when my wife was scheduled to have an ultra-sound and because the machine broke down the hospital rang us up a couple of days beforehand, explained the situation and re-booked for another date. So sometimes they can do the right thing.
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 10:06 am
by The Aquila
JimX wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:42 am
If all the Cypriots returned to Cyprus from the UK then there would not be room enough here for us all here, I agree it is very rude to disrespect the locals but the same goes for disrespecting us expats. All most of us ask is some understanding of this new medical system as at the moment is in somewhat of a turmoil, no doubt it all will become normal for everyone to use.
Also in agreement about the main General hospital closing during holidays, no way should this happen ever!!!.
This has nothing to do with who lives where and what if we all returned to the country of our birth, this about a day of mourning for government employees due to the death of their Ex-President.
Who is disrespecting ex-pats? I am one, and whilst Cyprus May not be perfect in any way, it’s the place I chose to live and also to do so by the rules. It’s also far better than the country of my birth, England, which has been ruined by so many immigrants demanding law changes to suit their needs and the government caving into them. This is also probably the main reason so many others left the U.K. to live here?!
As the old unionist you claim to be I am surprised you demanding that others should work on such a day.....or is this just more of your doubles standards? You know, like the thread that you complained about the police not doing enough against law breakers and in the trailing thread you said you would continue to break the law and walk on dogs on prohibited beaches

Re: General Hospital
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 10:15 am
by kansas
I don't think it's a case of Ex-Pats disrespecting their adopted country. Many of the patients are Cypriot and you can bet they are just as disappointed. Some people will have waited months to get their appointments. A phone call to reschedule would have been appreciated.
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:02 pm
by trevnhil
I imagine a lot of people will be back there today trying to make fresh appointments... And I also think there will be disappointing people and a lot of harsh words said.. Fortunately my appointment this week is on Friday..
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 5:13 pm
by josef k
Actually today was relatively quiet at the General. No huge queues anywhere. No people getting worked up or shouting. Just a few Brits moaning, as usual.
Re: General Hospital
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:57 am
by kansas
We went yesterday late morning and the place was heaving. It was difficult to find a space in the rear car park and people were parking in non-parking places. Luckily we were visiting someone and didn't have to join the queues of people trying to make appointments.