Professions in healthcarein the Netherlands

The Hague, 30 June 2008Adriaan Duivesteijn,RIBIZ/BIG-registerMinistry of Health, Welfare and Sport

“Who is who”

• Eduction - Ministries of education and health

• Registration- Basis professions (8 professions)- Recognition: Foreign Healthcare Qualification Committee

BIG-register = RIBIZ/ ministry of health- Specialist registers (4 professions)Professional organisations

• Supervision: Healthcare Inspectorate • Disciplinary law

- Disciplinary Courts• Professional bodies

RegistrationThe BIG-register

- Right to use the legally protected title

-> Practice profession autonomously

Register is not an instrument to select a healthcare professional

Public information

• Restricted to

- Profession

- Registration number

If applicable

- Specialisation

- Conditions

- Discplinary measures

“For all eternity?”

Re-registration:2009 Nurses, midwives and

psyhiotherapists

Website- List of registrations removed

- disciplanary rules - work address

Changes?

Adaption of BIG Act?

Disciplinary rules: distinction between Dutch

and foreign qualifications

More measures recorded in BIG-register?

More information?

www.ribiz.nlConsult the BIG-register? Choose ‘Search in BIG-register’

• Search using ‘name’ and ‘date of birth’ -> public information• Questions? Contact RIBIZ info@ribiz.nl or 0031 70 3406600

Questions?

info@ribiz.nl

ag.duivesteijn@minvws.nl