Waiting lists increasing for most common surgeries
The waiting lists for several of the most common surgeries increased even further in 2024, according to an analysis of hospital data by the knowledge center Kompas in Zorg. “Complaints can get worse, and people are sometimes forced to walk around with pain for longer.” “In principle, the health insurer has a duty of care,” Martijn Buijsen, a professor of Health Law at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, told the Telegraaf. “That is because a political choice has been made to limit healthcare expenditure as much as possible in the coming years.” But this problem won’t be solved with more money in healthcare alone, Schellekens said. “They know where the waiting lists may be shorter and can sometimes arrange for someone to be helped more quickly somewhere else,” Schellekens said.
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