The news about excess mortality in the Netherlands has not gone unnoticed. Not surprising, because we are dealing with a unique situation. Health researcher Anton Kunst, who specializes in researching trends in mortality, agrees. He works as a professor Social Epidemiology at the Amsterdam UMC. He is also part of a committee of ZonMw, an … Read more
Editorial Medicalfacts/ Janine Budding January 24, 2023 – 8:25 AM There is a great shortage of general practitioners and other doctors such as doctors specialized in youth, the elderly and the mentally handicapped. Several parties are needed to address these shortages. Together with other parties, the UMCs want to reduce the shortage by adjusting the … Read more
Caring for a loved one is a matter of course for many people. But have you ever considered that 1 in 3 people is a carer? In Groningen there are many people who could use some extra help, both informal carers and elderly people asking for help. Berthine Brummer of Saar aan Huis in Groningen … Read more
The ministers of Long-Term Care and De Jonge of Housing have grand plans to improve housing for the elderly. In the near future, 290,000 accommodations for the elderly should be realized. Part of this (170,000) consists of adaptation and new construction, and 120,000 consists of cluster homes, of which 40,000 with care. Also 600,000 regular … Read more
De Nieuwe Hoeven in Schaijk in Brabant is one of the care homes in the Netherlands where a trial is currently underway with such ‘contact dogs’. Cuddling in bed Lieke Meijering knocks carefully on the door and then pokes her head around the door. “Good afternoon Cor, look who I have with me.” Behind the … Read more
“The vast majority of countries are in favor of pre-departure testing,” a spokesperson for the European Commission said last night after a meeting with health experts from all 27 EU countries, Reuters news agency reported. The health experts also want airplane wastewater to be examined for virus particles and countries to tighten their domestic surveillance. … Read more
The opinion pieces that the editors received in 2022 covered a variety of topics. This is reflected in the list of best-read blogs: the care performance model, a robot that reduces administrative pressure, waiting lists in mental health care, a nursing home as a temporary residence and whether medical specialists are employed or not. Robot … Read more
Sun 25 Dec, 13:30 Maashorst Read 157 times MAASHORST – Sport and exercise contribute to healthy and vital residents. That is why the municipality of Maashorst is granting a subsidy of more than eight hundred thousand euros for the deployment of neighborhood sports coaches for 2023. The project is being carried out by Sportservice … Read more
Caring for a loved one is a matter of course for many people. But have you ever considered that one in three people is a caregiver? In Amsterdam there are many people who could use some extra help, both informal carers and frail elderly people. Care entrepreneurs Monique van Beek and Rian Siero from Saar … Read more
Automatic early retirement means that an employee stops working as soon as he or she reaches retirement age. Labor shortage According to Den Haan, many employers and employees do not know that you can continue working, while many employees want to. “I think it is important to publicize the fact that you should not stop, … Read more