The state well being organisation stated it could be trying into Friday’s studies concerning the embezzlement of greater than €30 million for neurolysis therapies and would take motion “if deemed obligatory”.
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos who made the allegations in a video on social media stated that the embezzlement occurred over two years, with therapies allegedly skyrocketing from 100 per yr earlier than Gesy to 4,500 after the nationwide well being system was launched.
In a press launch, the state well being organisation (HIO) stated therapies beneath Gesy, together with neurolysis, have been prescribed on the idea of protocols.
“The particular therapy intervention is used as a final resort therapy in sufferers affected by neuropathic, musculoskeletal or most cancers ache, who will not be responding to earlier strains of therapy and meet particular standards for which preapproval is granted by the organisation,” it stated.
HIO added that it carries out checks and the place misuse or fraud are discovered it takes measures.
It stated it could not tolerate the “unacceptable, unfair and unfounded concentrating on” of its officers, who have been “finishing up their duties in an expert and accountable method”.
“Any studies or proof that might facilitate the work of the organisation in combatting embezzlement and fraud are anticipated to be submitted earlier than it. The organisation has all of the instruments to hold out a radical investigation of all studies,” it added.
Neurolysis is the applying of bodily or chemical brokers to a nerve as a way to trigger a brief degeneration of focused nerve fibres. Within the medical area, that is mostly and advantageously used to alleviate ache in most cancers sufferers.
The state well being organisation stated it could be finishing up an ex officio investigation of Phedonos’ allegations and would take motion if and when it deemed it obligatory.
On Friday, Phedonos stated that 4,500 neurolysis therapies have been carried out in 2023 at a price of over €17 million, whereas for 2024 to date there had been 3,300 therapies at a complete value of round €15 million.
These therapies, he stated, mustn’t have value the taxpayer greater than €1 million.
Phedonos defined that every therapy prices €3,200 for the physician’s charge and clinic costs, whereas consumables have been valued at €1,200, in comparison with €268 for a similar supplies in Greece.
The mayor stated some conscientious medical doctors reacted to the price of consumables they usually have been later diminished to €650.
Replying to Phedonos’ studies, state well being organisation director Athos Tsinontides stated no such criticism had been acquired and known as on anybody with data to come back ahead.
Phedonas stated in his video that the cash may have funded the renovation of Paphos’ normal hospital.
