“Why Urgent Care Shouldn’t Come with a Price Tag: Perspectives from Sociologist Jansje van Middendorp”

It feels very unfair that this amount differs per municipality. In addition, it is very bad to burden this group, which is already experiencing a lot of stress, with this payment,” says sociologist Jansje van Middendorp of Radboud University. “People who request urgent care are in a difficult situation. That group should be made as easy as possible. A request for urgency can be seen as an alarm bell to offer someone personal help and to guide them in the steps to be taken.”