Dutch healthcare system

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Zilveren Camera 2020 winner. Piet Frannsen lies in the ICU due to the coronavirus.
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Netherlands still without enough ICU beds, now fewer than during Covid pandemic
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Healthcare workers
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Nurse banned from practicing after sex with psychiatric patient
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A billboard reminding Amsterdam residents to vote in the European Parliament election and a city referendum on green space on 6 June 2024. Photo taken in Amsterdam Oost on 6 May 2024
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Housing market, immigration, healthcare still Dutch voters’ main concerns
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Doctor listening to patient's heart
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Missed hospital appointments cost Dutch healthcare up to €120 million in a year
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Elderly couple sitting on a bench
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Number of over-85s in Netherlands to more than double, topping 1 million by 2060
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Artificial Intelligence
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Dutch hospitals increasingly adopt AI to ease staff workload
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A doctor is comforting her patient
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Female-specific health issues not getting much attention in Netherlands
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An elderly man's hands are held by a caretaker
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Personal care budget shortfalls force some to sleep in wheelchairs, advocacy group warns
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A woman in the hospital
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Widespread sexual abuse in healthcare exposed in inspectorate's report
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Healthcare workers
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Hospital labor talks break down as unions reject wage proposal
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Erasmus MC in Rotterdam
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Erasmus MC opens women’s health center to bridge gender gap in medicine
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Professor in class
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Stricter rules on freelancers drive up costs in Dutch public sectors
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Sick at home
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HMPV infections surging in northern China, but not in the Netherlands
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Ambulance
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New ambulance video system to improve emergency care
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Health minister Helder will not ban private investors