Dutch healthcare
The Netherlands offers a high-quality healthcare system and is based on the principles: access to care for all, solidarity through medical insurance (available to all) and high-quality health care services.
The Dutch health care system is based on five basic health care-related acts:
- The Health Insurance Act, which provides among others for hospital care (Zorgverzekeringswet).
- The Social Support Act, regulates municipal support in the field of self-reliance, participation, sheltered housing and shelter (Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning).
- The Youth Act, regulates support, help and care for children and youth and their parents in case of problems whilst growing up, psychological problems and disorders (Jeugdwet).
- The Public Healthcare Act, is aimed at health-protective and health-promoting measures (Wet publieke gezondheid).
- The Long-Term Care Act (Wet langdurige zorg).
The Long-Term Care Act and 24-hour home care
The health care provided by Uw Uw ZorgCompaan falls under this Long-Term Care Act. This Long-Term Care Act provides care for the elderly or with a chronical illness, for example, people in nursing homes. Uw ZorgCompaan offers, if needed, 24-hour care at the homes of our clients by working with a team of several nurses.
The focus of these domains are people’s opportunities rather than their shortcomings. People are encouraged to draw on their own network and resources for support, but support is always available for those unable to secure it themselves.
Nursing in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands, we have several different levels of caregivers, those who can do basic tasks, like giving medication or apply bandage and specialized nurses who are trained in difficult nursing tasks, like dialysis, respiration for clients with complex diseases.
Nurses can be registered in the Dutch BIG-register (BIG = Professions in Individual Health Care).
Those listed in the BIG register may use a protected professional title and may independently perform the reserved actions associated with the profession. Anyone can consult the register. The BIG register also takes care of the recognition of foreign diplomas. It is possible to get this high quality BIG registration when working in the Netherlands. One of the requirements is knowledge of the Dutch language. Uw ZorgCompaan can provide you with a course to learn Dutch.
Even without BIG registration you can work as a caregiver in the Netherlands under the supervision of a BIG registered professional.
Recognition of a foreign diploma
Caregivers with a foreign diploma must meet the Dutch training requirements. Their level of education must be equal to that of a caregiver with a Dutch diploma.
The Commission for Foreign Healthcare Graduates (CBGV) is an independent committee that advises the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS). On request, the CBGV makes recommendations about the content of courses of education and training followed.
In the case of applicant doctors, dentists and nurses, the CBGV bases its recommendation on the assessment. In the case of other professions, the CBGV bases its advice on the applicant’s file.
The Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) carries out appraisals of higher professional education and university courses.
Diploma or skills to work as a specialist nurse for Uw ZorgCompaan
Uw ZorgCompaan works with nurses. If you would like to work at Uw ZorgCompaan it is required that you have finished a nursing course at a university. Experience in the workplace is not necessary, you will get that experience with us.
We work with nurses from different European countries, like Hungary, Poland and Romania, Spain and Portugal.
More information or apply
Are you interested? Please contact us for more information or apply directly for our jobs.
The text above is an abstract from the site of the National Health Care Institute and a publication of the Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport. Read the full text in the publication 'Health care in the Netherlands'.
