Sep 17, 2023 at 11:41 p.m The government is removing 225 million euros from the cuts in elderly care. This is evident from the budget of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), which is in the hands of NRC. The amount is about half of what would actually be cut. The House of … Read more
Testing is no longer necessary, in fact: it is no longer possible at the GGD. It is allowed, but then you have to go to a commercial provider and pay for the test yourself. Antigen tests, i.e. the sticks that you put up your nose at home, can provide a solution if you want to … Read more
In acute heart failure, the heart pumps less well and fluid is retained. Every year there are more than 30,000 hospital admissions in the Netherlands. ‘These patients are often seriously ill when they end up in hospital and the only type of treatment is diuretic medication (medication that causes the patient to lose excess fluid, … Read more
ANPEA care worker helps a resident in a residential care center NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 13:32 Students on care courses should be able to study for free. Professional association V&VN is calling on the government to abolish tuition fees for healthcare students. This should make the training more attractive. “In addition, we see that nurses and carers … Read more
Co-Med, the GP chain with several branches in our province, has taken over two practices, this time in Bergen op Zoom. Several parties in the House of Representatives called for the takeovers to be stopped, but GP practice Het Kompas has been owned by the company since October. GP practice Pabst will be added to … Read more
Gert-Jan sleeps in his wheelchair for a few nights every week, because no one from home care is there to put him in bed. Only twice a week help comes to put it in and that is really incomprehensible to many people who hear that. How can such a thing happen? And what can home … Read more
ANPThe St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein In association with RTV Utrecht NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 22:40 The St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein will invite relatives of patients to help with care tasks. The hospital wants to test whether it can reduce the workload. Family members who want to help are explained how they can perform certain nursing … Read more
The sick Gert-Jan Jonker (67) from Etten-Leur is completely overloaded with reactions and statements of support, after he cried out for help due to a lack of home care. Because there are often few staff to help him due to budget cuts, he sleeps in his wheelchair at home because he cannot climb into his … Read more
Gert-Jan Jonker from Etten-Leur is only 67, but needs care every day. He has problems with his back, heart and kidneys and is in a wheelchair. Yet he is often on his own, because due to the cutbacks in healthcare, there are not enough staff to help him every day. “I think that’s very bad,” … Read more
Jul 21, 2023 at 11:10am Update: 9 minutes ago The plan to close the two departments for pediatric heart surgery in Leiden and Utrecht may go ahead for the time being, the preliminary relief judge decided on Friday. Later this year, a judge will examine whether the decision to close the departments is legal. The … Read more