Podcast: The Care of Tomorrow
This is The Care of Tomorrow, where we explore, highlight and deepen the future of Dutch healthcare. Every eight weeks, we invite inspiring guests who are committed to improving care for vulnerable people in our society.
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The Care of Tomorrow is a podcast of EHdK.
Episode 4: keeping GPs accessible – digital triage in practice
The accessibility of family medicine is under pressure. The demand on family doctors is increasing and the role of the family doctor is becoming broader. At the same time, practices are overcrowded, the phone is ringing red hot, and patients find that speaking to the GP or assistant is becoming increasingly difficult. This reality calls for a different way of working. How do we keep primary care accessible now and in the future?
In this episode of Care of Tomorrow, we dive into the world of digital triage at the GP. What is digital triage and why can it solve some of the congestion at the GP? Together with Maud Voermans (director of Zorggroep Zorroo) and Karin van Haaren (general practitioner) we answer this question and discuss what is involved in organizing a digital front door. What are the advantages and disadvantages? And what does it take to get people on board with this idea?
Listen in and discover how digital solutions can contribute to a healthcare system that is ready for tomorrow.
Episode 3: Doing what is needed – integral collaboration for people with psychiatric disorders
More than 200,000 people in the Netherlands live with a Serious Psychiatric Disorder (EPA). We speak of ‘EPA’ when there is a psychiatric disorder, complex addiction problems and not infrequently a combination of both. People with EPA often suffer from these issues for long periods of time, creating challenges in other areas of life such as social relationships, housing, work and finances.
Because these people have different care and support needs, coordinated care in which professionals work well together is of great importance. Therefore, in several municipalities in Friesland, GGZ Friesland, Verslavingszorg Noord Nederland and several Area Teams have developed ‘the integral EPA approach’ in cooperation with the health insurer. Within this cross-domain approach, professionals from the parties work together under the banner of one integrated team.
The experiences in the teams have not gone unnoticed; now five Frisian municipalities have joined the approach and the FACT+Teams in Tilburg are also working integrally with the municipalities.
What does the collaboration look like and what do you encounter when you develop such an approach? You can hear it in this episode of The Care of Tomorrow!
Episode 2: Ordinary living in youth care – The Heppie (t)House
Compared to other countries in Europe, the Netherlands places the most children out of home. Annually there are about 19,000 of them. As a result, more than 43,000 children are currently living away from home in the Netherlands.
Children who are placed out of home because of problems and insecurity in the home situation need security, continuity and stability. Unfortunately, more than three-quarters of children placed out of home have to deal with relocation within the youth care system an average of four times. This has a significant impact on these children’s sense of safety and well-being.
In this episode of Care of Tomorrow, we are guests of the Heppie (T)Huis in Geldrop-Mierlo. Initiator René van de Camp and remedial educationalist Ellen van der Hulst take us through how the Heppie (T)Huis does things differently. The Heppie (T)Huis offers a safe, warm and stable place to live to eight children in the municipality who (temporarily) cannot live at home. Children are allowed to stay as long as they want or as needed. A permanent team of educators is used and when additional help or treatment is needed, this takes place elsewhere. Contrary to common practice, the Heppie (T)House remains the child’s place of residence for as long as necessary.
Why it works and what it takes to organize this practically? You’ll hear about that in this episode!
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Episode 1: Intro episode – Openness over Closedness
“In the Netherlands in 2020 there were about 1800 children in closed youth care and that has to stop” says Margot Ende – van de Broek, director of the foundation The Forgotten Child. Many of these places have now closed but still some 700 children stay in closed youth care. What are the alternatives?
In this episode, we talk about small-scale facilities in closed youth care. Why is this better for youth? And what is involved in organizing this form of youth care? We talk to Frederique Coelman and Kevin Scholte of Levvel. As an organization, they have been working for a number of years on the closure of closed youth care facilities and the conversion to small scale. They take us through the “why” and what you encounter when you want to organize this.
Want to learn more or get started yourself?
Please contact EHdK colleague Jos Smeenge
