Patient organizations join forces
The House of Representatives will vote on 15 February on the amendment by MP Bushoff. In doing so, he requests the government to invest 27 million euros in setting up post-COVID outpatient clinics. A petition has been set up by patient organisations to support this amendment. C-support is regularly asked by patients whether it is desirable that they sign this petition. C -support cannot advise on this; or someone signing a petition is a personal decision.
An amendment is a request to adjust the budget. Bushoff stated in his amendment on the post-COVID clinics proposed to release 27 million for a pilot with post-COVID clinics. The minister has indicated that he understands the wish in terms of content, but has added a number of objections. That's why she has the Kadvised against this amendment.
Expertise contributed
C-support is very much in favor of the idea of post-COVID clinics in terms of content. We have contributed our expertise on this subject at various levels and within various committees in recent years. On how these clinics should be set up and organised and how this should be secured in the future, there is still no agreement between the various parties. At the end of February there will be a meeting with all parties involved, organized by the ministry, to reach consensus on this. C-support will also be present. We look forward to this meeting so that we can provide direction for this in the future by joint agreement.
