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Organisation

Organisation

Funding
At the end of 2011, 200 people were employed of whom 118 were researchers. The formal structure of NIVEL is a (not-for-profit) foundation. Its annual turnover is some 16 million euros of which almost 6 million euros consists of direct funding (based on a 4-year covenant) by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (MoH).
Since 2009, an extra grant of 1.5 million euros per year for a four-year period is provided by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (MoE) for more fundamental scientific research. Other funding is acquired by project grants from a wide variety of national and international funding organisations.

In 2008, we received once again the full ISO-9001 accreditation. 

Scientific quality and societal relevance
In 2010 an independent international review committee assessed the scientific quality and societal relevance of NIVEL’s research. On a scale from one to five NIVEL received a five. The assessment is part of a national evaluation system for public funded research in the Netherlands. (read the report)

Research partners
As a Collaborating Centre of the WHO (World Health Organisation), NIVEL studies developments in (primary) health care elsewhere in Europe. NIVEL is the only institute in the European region that is active in primary health care research. 

NIVEL participates in two Dutch research schools accredited by KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences):


The Board of Governors
The board supervises the management of the Foundation. The board of the institute reflects NIVEL’s multi-disciplinary approach and its commitment to involve major groups with a concern in health care. The members include national representatives of providers, insurers, consumers, patients, scientific organisations and researchers together with government observers.
The board consists of 21 members, all eligible to vote. The following are members of the executive committee:

  • Prof. N.A.M. Urbanus. PhD: Chairman
    Chairman Board of Governors University Medical Center Utrecht
  • W. Geerlings, MD
    President Board of Directors Medisch Centrum Haaglanden (MCH)
  • Prof. J. Gussekloo, PhD
    Chair: 'Primary Care; Scientific Foundation of Clinical Practice', Leiden University medical Centre
  • G.J.A. Hamilton, LLM
    Secretary of the Senate (Eerste Kamer) of the Dutch Parliament
  • Prof. P. Hooijmeijer, PhD
  • Chair: Demography, Utrecht University

Management
NIVEL has one director and two deputy directors. In addition, the management team is completed by the three heads of the research departments and the head of general affairs:

  • Prof. P.P. (Peter) Groenewegen, PhD: Director
  • R.D. (Roland) Friele, PhD: Deputy director, Head of Research Department and Head of NIVEL Knowledge Centre (NKC)
  • D. (Dinny) de Bakker, PhD: Head of Research Department and head of the department for research-ICT
  • J.J.D.J.M. (Jany) Rademakers, PhD MSc, Demand-driven Health care
  • Prof. F.G. (François) Schellevis, MD, PhD, General Practice Care, Sentinel Stations and The National Information Network of GPs
  • M. Roos,  Deputy director General Affairs

Programme coordinators
The programme coordinators manage and develop NIVEL research programmes:

  • R.S. (Ronald) Batenburg, PhD, Professions in Health Care and Manpower Planning
  • L. (Liset) van Dijk, PhD, Pharmaceutical Care
  • A.M. (Sandra) van Dulmen, PhD, Communication in Health Care
  • A.L. (Anneke) Francke, PhD, Nursing and Care
  • Prof. P.P. (Peter) Groenewegen, PhD, International Comparison of Health Care Systems
  • J. D. (Judith) de Jong, PhD, MSc, Health care system and governance
  • P.M. (Mieke) Rijken, PhD, Care Demand of the Chronically ill and Disabled
  • Prof. F.G. (François) Schellevis, MD, PhD, General Practice Care, Sentinel Stations and The National Information Network of GPs
  • C. (Cindy) Veenhof, PhD, Allied Health Care
  • P.F.M. (Peter) Verhaak, PhD, Primary Care and Mental Health Care (GGZ)
  • C. (Cordula) Wagner, PhD, Organisation and Quality of Health Care
  • T.A. (Trees) Wiegers, PhD, Maternity Care and Reproductive Health