Dutch Healthcare Authority

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Male doctor with stethoscope
Health
Over half of Dutch out-patient clinics have long waiting lists
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Professional psychotherapist working with patient in office
Health
Mental healthcare waiting lists top 101,000 people; Half waiting longer than 14 weeks
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Dentist
CrimeBusiness
Dutch dental chain Atlas accused of systematic billing fraud
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Reception zone at a hospital
HealthBusiness
Fewer Dutch switch health insurers as premiums stay flat, price gaps widen for 2026
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A GP's workspace - a stethoscope on a desk with a laptop and notebooks
HealthBusiness
House doctors underpaid because Dutch regulator set rates too low, Dutch court rules
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A woman is looking at her pregnancy test
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Dutch abortions hold steady at 39,000, teen procedures decrease
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Pharmacy worker advises costumer.
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Regulators push for stricter controls on drug prices amid rising healthcare costs
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Doctor in latex gloves taking samples for a COVID-19 PCR test from man
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Health authorities urge caution as new COVID-19 variant spreads in the Netherlands
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Eddy van Hijum
HealthPolitics
NSC leader calls VVD election plans ‘direct attack’ on social security and healthcare
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Doctor listening to patient's heart
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Missed hospital appointments cost Dutch healthcare up to €120 million in a year
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Male doctor with stethoscope
HealthBusiness
Tens of thousands without a doctor in the Netherlands
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Elderly couple sitting on a bench
HealthBusinessTechNatureScienceCultureLifestyle
Number of over-85s in Netherlands to more than double, topping 1 million by 2060
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Artificial Intelligence
HealthBusinessTech
Dutch hospitals increasingly adopt AI to ease staff workload
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A physiotherapist treating a patient at a practice in the Netherlands. 2018
HealthBusiness
Thousands of physiotherapists quit amid low pay and rising workload
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A doctor is comforting her patient
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Female-specific health issues not getting much attention in Netherlands
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The girl is sick with measles
Health
Measles outbreak at Amsterdam school: 16 children test positive, 4 hospitalized
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Young man at a doctor's consultation
HealthCrimeBusiness
Dutch authorities investigate bankrupt medical chain Co-Med for possible fraud
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Professor in class
Business
Stricter rules on freelancers drive up costs in Dutch public sectors
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Young man at a doctor's consultation
HealthBusiness
Doctor shortages leave Dutch patients facing months-long waits
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Physiotherapy
Health
Physiotherapists call for minimum rate as many leave profession due to low income
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The Co-Med website remained online even as the company’s offices referred all patients to other healthcare professionals. 21 June 2024
HealthCrime
Bankrupt house doctor chain Co-Med raided on healthcare fraud suspicions: report
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Doctor
Health
Thousands of Netherlands residents on lengthy waiting lists for primary doctors
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Health insurance
HealthBusiness
Two health insurers reprimanded for not doing enough to guarantee good healthcare
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A stethoscope on a stack of euros
HealthBusiness
Family doctors win court case forcing Dutch authority to reconsider rates & fees