APPROACH

What we do

EHdK helps administrators in vulnerable people’s care achieve their social goals. We want to contribute to a better society. We do projects to start or get more out of collaborations with others. We also do projects to realize innovation and help administrators put their own organization in order. We are not an agency that comes in with as many people as possible, organizes psychotherapy sessions or writes fist-thick reports.

We work with you and your people, are business and project oriented, and know the language and speech of healthcare, so we really get things done. Abstract plans, we don’t like that. We do. We actively collaborate, speak the language and tackle projects transparently.

We are hired to ensure that the plans actually get off the ground – in this we differ from traditional consulting firms. In other words, we are not a consulting firm but a doing agency!

we do.
We actively participate.
We are knowledgeable about the market.
We are transparent about what we do.

for whom?

We work for organizations in youth care, mental health care, public health care, forensic care, elderly care, disability care, addiction care and hospitals. We also work for the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), the Ministry of Justice and Security (JenV), the Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG) and various municipalities throughout the country.

"Working with EHdK is a pleasure. Because of their pragmatic way of working together, they manage to achieve concrete results on time. With their pleasant and involved work style, this simultaneously leads to connection and support at all levels of the organization. Under the guidance of EHdK we have made great strides within the BAR region in the further development of the social domain!"
"EHdK's pragmatic approach helps me as a client to really move forward. They do this with knowledge of the content and with a nice mix of future-oriented work and at the same time by getting to work practically on the basis of their knowledge of practice. During meetings they have a working style that invites to have the real conversation with each other, also for parties who sometimes find that difficult, with the result that together a sustainable step can be taken."
"From administrative frameworks to unruly practice and from dreaming to doing; procurement of youth aid requires clear objectives, a clear arrangement and firm choices. EHDK helped us with this in the South Holland South region. As process supervisor, they have, with all their knowledge and experience, provided the impetus for a future-proof design of the youth aid landscape."
"In recent years I have had the opportunity to work with the people of EHdK in various files, within and outside GGZ Friesland. It's actually great fun to work with them to find pragmatic but well-founded solutions to complex issues. And we do find those solutions! From cooperation between GGZ and Social Domain to High Specialist Youth Care, and from strategy discussions to Leadership in Suicide Prevention."
"EHdK is a very reliable partner for our organization and for myself as director. In two very different trajectories I have experienced, that they unburden and support us, and bring about that together the predetermined result is achieved completely and on time."
"EHDK is one of the few consulting firms, which do not stop at consulting, but contribute hands-on to the implementation of the advice. That makes them special and valuable in the youth domain."
"The people at EHdK helped us tremendously by not advising on the sidelines, but actually getting involved. With their knowledge of healthcare procurement and experience in the field, they gave us a lot of insight. But decisive was their infectious enthusiasm: they really won the trust of the colleagues here and initiated an important change in our region!"
"EHdK helped us with the questions we had, supports us in further professionalization and is supportive in scenarios and different perspectives. EHdK understands the social domain, can think along well both strategically and pragmatically and delivers smooth and good work."
"EHdK is a good sparring partner who thinks with us right from the start. They don't make problems more complicated than they are, but get straight to the point and then get to work hands on. In the cooperation the lines are short and we know where to find each other quickly."
"We are enthusiastic about these people. They very skillfully establish the relationship between the worlds of healthcare and business administration, they are decisive and pragmatic and have the ability to get things down to the essentials without getting complicated. They are also pleasant people, something that helps when it comes to the difficult issues we face."

Johan Krul

"The cooperation around Highly Specialized Youth Care between different providers in Friesland has been supported by EHdK from the beginning. In an independent and expert role, EHdK has contributed both strategically and practically to the establishment of the cooperation. By coming up with substantive advice, but also by knowing the game and the players and from there ensuring connection and commitment."

Marlies Wolberink

"Working with EHdK is a pleasure. Because of their pragmatic way of working together, they manage to achieve concrete results on time. With their pleasant and involved work style, this simultaneously leads to connection and support at all levels of the organization. Under the guidance of EHdK we have made great strides within the BAR region in the further development of the social domain!"

Ton Dhondt

"In recent years I have had the opportunity to work with the people of EHdK in various files, within and outside GGZ Friesland. It's actually great fun to work with them to find pragmatic but well-founded solutions to complex issues. And we do find those solutions! From cooperation between GGZ and Social Domain to High Specialist Youth Care, and from strategy discussions to Leadership in Suicide Prevention."

Jan Menting

"EHDK is one of the few consulting firms, which do not stop at consulting, but contribute <em>hands-on</em> to the implementation of the advice. That makes them special and valuable in the youth domain."

Duco Stuurman

"EHdK helped us with the questions we had, supports us in further professionalization and is supportive in scenarios and different perspectives. EHdK understands the social domain, can think along well both strategically and pragmatically and delivers smooth and good work."

Wietske Veltman

"EHdK's pragmatic approach helps me as a client to really move forward. They do this with knowledge of the content and with a nice mix of future-oriented work and at the same time by getting to work practically on the basis of their knowledge of practice. During meetings they have a working style that invites to have the real conversation with each other, also for parties who sometimes find that difficult, with the result that together a sustainable step can be taken."

This is how we do

As a doing agency, we are pragmatic and focused on the end result

We help achieve social goals by:

1. Taking the goal as the starting point

We provide upfront clarity the goal in terms of “what” and “when. Then we map out in detail all the steps that need to be taken to get there. This provides insight into what needs to be prioritized today to achieve the result.

2. Making process transparent to all

We do this by making it clear when which subject will be discussed, which people will have to work on which assignments or who ultimately gets to decide. Clarity in advance gives peace of mind.

3. Making sure things actually get done

Scheduling appointments, keeping a finger on the pulse, thinking along where necessary, sometimes making elaborations if people can’t figure it out, reports, reports, you name it: we do everything to make sure the momentum is maintained.

Would you like to spar with us about a challenge in your organization? You can! Contact one of our consultants.

Want to learn more or get started yourself?

Contact EHdK colleague Florine Tielman.

0618246383
florine@ehdk.nl