Skip links

Do I need the help or referral of the family doctor?

Read for
Voiced by Amazon Polly
www.verwijsafspraken.nl provides insight into whether or not you need a letter from your primary care physician.

GP care in the Netherlands is under pressure. The workload for GPs has increased in recent years due to an aging population, population growth and an increasing administrative burden. Many physicians are considering retiring (earlier) and the influx of new GPs is too low to make up the difference.

This means that patients are sometimes forced to wait a long time for an appointment to visit, or cannot find a family doctor at all. This also puts access to second-line care at risk.

Saving time in GP care has never been more important for these reasons. With referralappointments.nl we want to prevent unnecessary paperwork and redundant bureaucracy. We do this by providing better information about situations in which the involvement of the GP is actually not necessary or desirable.

This website uses cookies to improve your web experience.