David Brown wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2019 2:00 am
Why on earth are you going though these hoops there is absolutely no need, just see the doctor of your choice and it will be done for you.
Why complicate things.
There are two steps. The first is to 'register as a beneficiary'. This will give you access to your personal dashboard and future medical records etc. The second is to 'enrol'. This is the form that has to be printed off and sent to Nicosia and is the one that doctors are filling in for patients or can be done yourself online. The question I have for David Brown is did your doctor do the first step in your name and has he/she therefore given you your username and log in/password in order for you to access your records in the future? This is the reason why many people are chosing to do it themselves and not via the doctor in order to have personal access to the system. It may be the case that if your doctor enrolled for you that you will still be able to set up a beneficiary account retrospectively which should then tie up to your enrolment. Of course for those that don't want online access to their medical account, there is no need to register a beneficiary account.
Jeanne
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
My understanding is the same as yours. In order to be a Beneficiary of GESY you first have to Register and then Enrol which has to be approved especially if the person has selected S1 as their Eligibility.
I find it hard to believe that anyone would be foolish enough to allow another person, even a doctor, to determine their passwords. If this happened it's against all known worldwide good practice and common sense. For a doctor to do this it's probably unethical or even illegal.
We have been to register with a doctor this morning, and if I understand correctly there are big problems in the system..
I also thought I heard that there is a meeting today to try to sort out some of the problems..
One being the requirement to show an S1 form when you already have a medical card that was issued because you have given your S1 to the Cyprus Authorities... It is bureaucracy gone mad..
Re mr blobby's post. I also contacted the S1 people today a very short tel call since I had the ref no and our copies will also be a couple of weeks. Very helpful and cheery lady who said she was getting good at sending them out now.
I did the same and was told they would send one to us...
But I still don't see why we need one.... We provided one when we got the Medical card.. The Cypriot Government are still providing the medical card, so they must know we have S1 status..
Happy in Cyprus wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 3:23 pm
I love Cypriots dearly, but I have dealt with them long enough to know that forethought, planning, organisation, communications and leadership skills do not come easy.
Yesterday we duly went to our GP to hand in our registration forms for GESY, as usual and just like us expat panic, the surgery was totally full to the rafters with expats like us with white forms in hand, the poor registration lady looked well stressed, can the Cypriots do anything that does not involve huge queues pushing and shoving, we will try at a later date..
We went to do the same yesterday [ I think it is the same doc as you in Chlorakas ]
at about 10.30.
There were only 2 people in front of me handing in forms, and the young guy
who was accepting registrations was very efficient and we were in and out in
5 minutes.
Registered with Dr Dora at the Blue Cross on Wednesday. Just needed copies of Passports, MEU3s and White Medical Cards. All done in a matter of minutes. Just us and one other UK couple there at the time.
David Brown wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 12:36 am
I cannot believe that all your previous records are going to put in a central bank, come on this is Cyprus it won't happen.
I do not think anyone is expecting previous records to be on the system . But hopefully our records will start building up from when the system starts , which I think is a step forward .
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There is glitch in the online system reported yesterday. It's hoped to be fixed early next week (w/c 06 May).
Having been to Dr Maxim where we handed over just the MEU3 over a week ago, which was seen to be sufficient, yesterday I received a text from him saying I must take my ARC (presume MEU3) to the Social Insurance office for them to register me on the GESY System. What a pity the SI people don't have access to the Immigration dept database, then it would save another long queue and no doubt additional paperwork! How the Cypriot admin love cutting down trees!
Popped in today MM at 10.30am it was still heaving only the one very nice lady was in attendance, she called us straight into the desk and we just handed her our forms, she said she would deal with it when all the rush had settled.
We had as asked for printed copies of our MEU3 I think this is a must have? or maybe just the MEU1? also our S1 medical card again just the copy.
Again it is still a puzzle as to why the Government should wand an S1 from you if you have a medical card. They have had an S1 and it should be in their files.
Hi we finalized our enrollment today with our Doctor.The good news is repeat prescriptions will be every six months at any pharmacy. Also can check medical records online.Will miss the queues at the General.
I did as asked by Dr Maxim & went to Social Insurance office for them to verify my ARC (In my case, MEU3). She made a note of my number starting with 5 on a piece of scrap paper & I left presuming everything now sorted! I confirmed to Dr Maxim by text that I had done as he had requested & immediately received a call from him to say the GESY Registration is in a mess & suggest we wait until the organisation sorts itself out! Very apologetic.
Couldn't organise the proverbial "P*ss up in a brewery", if you ask me.
I was told by Gwenny staff today that there is a glitch within the GESY website. Its this that is making registration difficult for some expats. It should be resolved this week.
Meanwhile I had received an email from my nominated doctor, as am already a patient there.
I printed out and filled in her registration form, took it with me. Took the docs which I was asked for with me. Am now in the process of being registered as they communicate directly with GESY. I understand.
Dee
It looks like some of the online system is working tonight . I logged in and picked a doctor , 10 minutes later I received an email to say I now have to make an appointment to see the doctor to show copies of paperwork and sign the form .
