What does the coalition agreement of VVD, D66, CDA and CU say about hot topics such as the allowance affair, the climate, the agricultural sector, the housing market and healthcare? Those involved in these files express their expectations of the future Rutte IV cabinet. After reading it coalition agreement one is cautiously positive and the other deeply disappointed.
Other planet
Herman Langen – nurse anesthetist in a hospital in Assen – belongs to the latter category. “The care is very poor in the coalition agreement: 5 billion in cutbacks. Then I think: how then?”
According to him, investments should be made in healthcare, in wages and in reducing the workload. “I’m a bit afraid that our cabinet lives on another planet. Hospitals are already having trouble finding enough staff, if you cut more spending, hospitals will soon collapse.”
He previously said what he wants from the cabinet:
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