Public GPs don’t close at 3pm, health chief says

It isn’t widely known, but public GPs in Cyprus don’t shut their doors at 3pm. In every town, at least one health centre stays open until 7:30pm, while health centres outside towns keep a doctor on call at all times.

The larger health centres in towns, and some in mountain areas, don’t just have GPs and nurses. Some have specialist doctors permanently based there, while others get visits from specialists such as paediatricians and dermatologists on certain days of the week. Some centres also...