Minister Ernst Kuipers (Public Health) is against a national registration of people with post-covid. The minister considers this difficult because it is not clear how many people really suffer from long-term complaints after a corona infection.
Kuipers finds registration difficult because there is no clear definition of post-covid, he said in the House of Representatives. He also pointed out that the registration will take a very long time. According to Kuipers, this concerns “several hundreds of thousands” of people. Furthermore, the bulk of this work would end up on the plate of GPs. They are already very busy, said Kuipers.
Postcovidsyndroom
Het postcovidsyndroom stond tot voor kort bekend als langdurige covid of long covid. Op advies van de Gezondheidsraad is de naam veranderd en spreken we nu van het postcovidsyndroom als het gaat om aanhoudende klachten na corona. Post betekent ‘na’ in het Latijn. De klachten komen namelijk ná corona.
“I think we don’t need it,” Kuipers said of a nationwide record. If a medical professional group wants to set up the registration itself with a patient organization, the minister will not stand in the way of this. This way of registering has happened before with other diseases.
According to the minister, according to research, one in eight people who become infected with the corona virus are confronted with long-term complaints. This may involve issues such as loss of taste and muscle pain, but also much more serious consequences. The complaints also disappear in some people after a certain time.
Special advisory team and MPs insist on national registration
The Social Impact Team (MIT) sees a lot of value in a complete registration of people with post-covid. The special team advises the cabinet on the consequences of corona for society and the economy. This makes them different from the Outbreak Management Team (OMT), which advises what is medically necessary to prevent the spread of the corona virus.
MIT chairperson Jolande Sap said in the House on Tuesday that registration would be important for all kinds of organizations that have to deal with the consequences of post-covid, such as insurers. It would also be an important form of recognition for patients if they could be better identified.
Many MPs are concerned about the care for patients with post-covid, because special outpatient clinics are closing their doors. “Is clinical care still adequate?” asked Nico Drost (Christian Union). According to Kuipers, the clinics are closing because they are no longer needed. Patients with post-covid remain welcome in hospitals, but no longer in specific outpatient clinics.
2023-05-10 17:30:38
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