Statement: My loved one knows what treatment I still want if I become seriously ill
These are questions we would rather not think about. Do I want to be treated in the intensive care unit ...
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Statement: I stay at home as much as possible because of the coronavirus
One waves it away like a normal flu, the other is very concerned about the outbreak of the corona virus ...
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Statement: ‘I am satisfied with my hearing aid’
Hearing aids often offer overpriced uninsured hearing aids, according to Max Meldpunt's broadcast. People could have gotten by with a ...
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Statement: I will turn my digital photos into a real photo book
Taking pictures… You used to have a camera with a roll in it. When the roll was full you went ...
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Statement: ‘The minister must NOW do something about the staff shortage in healthcare’
The healthcare sector has tens of thousands of vacancies. A survey among healthcare workers shows that this leads to dangerous ...
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Statement: ‘It is nice that the hospital asks if I want to be resuscitated.’
When admitted to hospital, doctors ask about allergies, medicines, and oh yes, 'Would you like to be resuscitated in case ...
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Statement: In an emergency, every doctor should be able to access my file
Doctors are often unable to access a patient's medical file in an emergency. That can be dangerous. Minister Bruno Bruins ...
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Statement: I stop vaping with the e-cigarette
The e-cigarette is not harmless, American researchers suspect after analyzing a number of young people who ended up in hospital ...
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Statement: I want to know if my nurse has a HBO diploma
Does the nurse have an MBO or HBO diploma? There is a law in the making that should regulate that ...
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Statement: My choice about organ donation is in the Donor Register
The elderly association ANBO showed that now 6 out of 10 elderly people have recorded their wish in the Donor ...
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Statement: I sometimes buy heavy medicines online
You can easily buy medicines that are only available on prescription on the internet. This is according to a survey ...
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Statement: should there be a corona admission ticket?
The cabinet is considering the introduction of a corona admission ticket at all kinds of entertainment venues, art and culture ...
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Statement: I want a fixed brand of medicine, even if it costs extra money
One million people change brand of medicine every year, according to the Dutch Patient Federation. The pharmacy gives you another ...
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Statement: ‘Sugar tax is a good idea’
Extra tax on sugar - agree or disagree? There will be no additional tax on sugar, or sugar tax. The ...
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Statement: I don’t want medicines from China
Medicine boxes containing the blood pressure drug valsartan have been removed from pharmacies because they contain a small amount of ...
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Statement: rather a doctor with pen and paper
A doctor who conducts the consultation with a notepad and pen in hand has more prestige than a doctor behind ...
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Statement: candy has to go at the cash registers
The British government wants to remove candy, chocolate and other sweets from supermarket checkouts to combat obesity among the population. ...
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Statement: People over 70 often receive treatment too quickly
There are more and more calls for the elderly to undergo radical medical treatment less often. For example, patients over ...
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Statement: heavy smokers should get a free check for lung cancer
Lung specialists from all over Europe argued in the medical journal The Lancet Oncology at the end of last year ...
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Statement: Social media can be an addiction
Experts want the compulsive use of social media to be recognized as an addiction. It has not yet been determined ...
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Statement: I take a vitamin pill every day, just to be sure
Every day a pill with all vitamins and minerals in the recommended daily amount. Many people take such a multivitamin ...
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Statement: heavy painkillers should be removed from the supermarket shelves
The Institute for Responsible Medicine Use (IVM) wants Albert Heijn to immediately stop selling heavy painkillers, such as Diclofenac, Ibuprofen ...
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Statement: I hope the new donor law makes it
The new donor law is currently being debated in the Senate. According to that law, everyone is a donor, unless ...
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Statement: I prefer an older doctor
You finally have an appointment with the cardiologist, it turns out he has just come out of school. You prefer ...
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Statement: I want a preventive full body scan every year
An MRI scan every year to see if a tumor is hidden somewhere or if a blood vessel is bursting ...
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Statement: every nurse should get a flu shot
If it is up to seniors' organization KBO-PCOB, all nurses and carers should get the flu shot. "It is desirable ...
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Statement: smoke-free outdoor pools are a step too far
If it is up to the Longfonds, there will soon be no more smoking on the sunbathing areas of outdoor ...
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Statement: there should be more money for chronically ill residents
The municipality of Harderwijk wants to make 75 residents happier with an amount of 450 euros. They can spend this ...
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Statement: health care should again be in the hands of the government
Many Dutch people no longer have confidence in the current healthcare system. Should insurers once again leave healthcare to the ...
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Statement: the deductible should be abolished
More and more parties want to abolish the deductible in healthcare. This would then be compensated by, for example, rising ...
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