The government that should have been there for you when Q fever broke out was not there. The feeling that you were alone because the government was absent. I regret that. I offer my sincerest apologies for that. On Friday, Minister Sophie Hermans of Health came with apologies. #Qkoorts #gezondheid #excuses (translated)
"We need to say sorry." This is what then-Prime Minister Mark Rutte said during the Southern Debate in the lead-up to the 2017 elections: "We need to say sorry." #Qkoorts #excuses #Volksgezondheid (translated)
"The feeling that you are all alone. I apologize for that." Q fever patients have been demanding apologies from the government for years. On Friday afternoon, they finally came. "The feeling that you are all alone. I apologize for that," said Minister Sophie Hermans of Health, Welfare and Sport on behalf of the cabinet. #Qkoorts #excuses #Volksgezondheid (translated)
Minister Sophie Hermans has offered apologies on behalf of the government to Q fever patients who have asked for recognition for the shortcomings in the response to the Q fever outbreak that infected tens of thousands of people. #Qkoorts #excuses #Volksgezondheid (translated)
We need to say sorry. That’s what then-Prime Minister Mark Rutte said during the Southern Debate leading up to the 2017 elections: “We need to say sorry.” #Qkoorts #Volksgezondheid #Excuses (translated)
The feeling that you stand alone. On Friday afternoon, they finally came. "The feeling that you stand alone. I apologize for that," said Minister Sophie Hermans of Health, Welfare and Sports on behalf of the cabinet. I was touched. Hermans talked about the different conversations she had this year with patients. #Qkoorts #Volksgezondheid #Excuses (translated)
Minister Sophie Hermans has apologized to Q fever patients and acknowledged that the government should have done more to prevent infections, after years of demanding recognition from the victims. #Qkoorts #Volksgezondheid #Excuses (translated)
The court has ruled that the Minister of Health can force Excellent Care Clinics in Velsen-Noord to stop a non-scientifically supported lidocaine treatment for long COVID, due to concerns about patient safety and conflicts of interest at the clinic. #postcovid #lidocaïne #gezondheidszorg (translated)
Minister of Health Sophie Hermans previously wrote that a stock of medicinal cannabis from Bedrocan has been established. #MedicinaleCannabis #Bedrocan #Faillissement (translated)
Last week, another person died from the West Nile virus, bringing the total number of deaths to ten, but the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment reports that the peak of the outbreak is likely over. #Westnijlvirus #gezondheid #uitbraak (translated)
An immediate total ban on PFAS is currently not feasible, but the goal of a PFAS-free Europe remains very important, despite the complex interweaving of these substances with everyday products and applications. #PFAS #Milieu #Volksgezondheid (translated)
Trump called the incident, when he left the White House for a trip to Nebraska, a 'big problem for Russia'. #Trump #Rusland #Volksgezondheid (translated)
Donald Trump has stated that the United States is prepared to help Russia following the death of a laboratory worker at a plague research center in Siberia, which he considered a 'big problem for Russia'. #Trump #Rusland #Volksgezondheid (translated)
The article addresses the concerns of residents near the Chemelot factory in Limburg about the hazardous PFAS levels in drinking water and the potential health risks, while local authorities seem to be insufficiently collecting data on the emission of carcinogenic substances. #Chemelot #Volksgezondheid #Milieu (translated)
Minister Sophie Hermans of Health and SGP Member of Parliament Diederik van Dijk jointly made a working visit to the Babyhuis in Leiden to raise awareness and support for the care of mothers in difficult situations. #Politiek #Babyhuis #SophieHermans (translated)
Patients who rely on medicinal cannabis are concerned about a shortage of suitable products, as the contract with the only Dutch grower has ended and temporary imports from abroad are not expected until 2027. #MedicinaleCannabis #PatiëntenZorg #Volksgezondheid (translated)
Sander Sassen wrote to Minister Sophie that the long waiting times in mental health care, in his opinion, did not stem from a lack of care budget, but because part of the money did not reach patients. He stated that fraud with personal budgets constituted a structural leakage of about 10-15 billion, and claimed that a large part of this was related to people with a migration background. As examples, he mentioned non-delivered care, paper care agencies, and claims for unprovided assistance. According to Sassen, people in the sector, the inspection, and municipalities were aware of this. He urged the minister to tackle fraud, care providers whom he claimed were abusing the system, and arrangements with family members before allocating additional money to mental health care. He also inquired whether the issue was politically too sensitive. #Zorgfraude #GGZ #Volksgezondheid (translated)
‘met een privévliegtuig onder medische begeleiding gerepatrieerd en bij aankomst rechtstreeks naar het Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC) gebracht en in strikte isolatie opgenomen’De patiënt wordt donderdag ‘met een privévliegtuig onder medische begeleiding gerepatrieerd en bij aankomst rechtstreeks naar het Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC) gebracht en in strikte isolatie opgenomen’, schrijft minister Sophie Hermans (Volksgezondheid) in een brief aan de Tweede Kamer. #Ebola #LUMC #Gezondheidszorg
De hoeveelheid PFAS in het bloed van de meeste Nederlanders is afgenomen, wat suggereert dat het recentelijk ingevoerde verbod op deze chemische stoffen effect heeft, hoewel in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen juist een stijging is waargenomen. #PFAS #Volksgezondheid #Milieu
„Niet zelden is zo’n val het begin van het verlies van zelfstandigheid. Dat willen we voorkomen.”„Als mensen op latere leeftijd vallen, zijn niet alleen de gevolgen vaak groter, maar is ook het herstel zwaarder”, benadrukt minister Sophie Hermans van Volksgezondheid (VWS). #valpreventie #ouderen #gezondheid
