Nivel is an independent research institute which positions itself on the crossroads between the scientific community, policymakers and the health care field (providers, insurance companies and patient organisations). Our motto is ‘Bringing worlds together’.
Nivel Institute, Utrecht, the NetherlandsThe Nivel Intitute is located in Utrecht, a city in the middle of the country. At the end of 2020, Nivel had approximately 160 employees, of whom 100 were scientific staff, 40 performed functions related to research and 20 performed administrative functions.
Misssion and valuesNivel's mission is to carry out high quality research which has a demonstrable impact upon society. More about our mission, our values and our views on health services research you will find at About our research.
Organisation of our researchOur healthcare services research is organized in a total of thirteen specific research programmes, each with its own research team. Each team has a coordinator research programme, usually a professor, with extensive research experience and expertise in the field concerned. Through interacting and collaborating the different teams can answer more complex societal questions and challenges. More about our research expertise and programmes you will find at About our research.
| Research Programme | Coordinator Research Programme |
| Professions in Health Care and Manpower Planning | Prof. R.S. (Ronald) Batenburg PhD |
| Care Demand of the Chronically Ill and Disabled | H. (Hennie) Boeije PhD |
| Patient Centered Care | D. (Dolf) de Boer PhD |
| Pharmaceutical Care | Prof. L. (Liset) van Dijk PhD |
| Disasters and Environmental Hazards | Prof. M. (Michel) Dückers PhD |
| Communication in Health Care | Prof. A.M. (Sandra) van Dulmen PhD |
| Nursing Care & Elderly Care | Prof. A.L. (Anneke) Francke PhD |
| Impact of Legislation and Oversight in Health Care | Prof. R.D. (Roland) Friele PhD |
| Quality and Organisation of Healthcare | L. (Lilan) van Tuyl PhD |
| Health Care System and Governance | Prof. J.D. (Judith) de Jong PhD |
| General Practice | J.C. (Joke) Korevaar PhD |
| Learning Health Systems | Prof. R.A. (Robert) Verheij PhD |
Organisation structureNivel is a foundation and has a Supervisory Board. Nivel's internal organisational structure includes management and staff. Our research is organized, as mentioned above, in 13 research teams with experts in their specific field.
The members of the Board of Governors supervises the management of the foundation are:
| Prof. E.C. Klasen PhD: Chairman | Advisor Executive Board at Leiden University Medical Center |
| H.J. Dannenberg | Chairman of DIVOSA |
| Prof. A.G. van der Lippe PhD | Chair 'Sociology of Households and Employment Relations', Utrecht University |
| G.J.M. van den Maagdenberg MSc | Boardmember of the Academic Medical Center |
| Prof. S.E.J.A. de Rooij PhD | Chair 'Internal medicine, specialized in Geriatric Medicine’ |
Nivel has a director and two deputy directors. The management team is completed by the heads of research departments.
| Prof. C. (Cordula) Wagner PhD | Executive director, Project leader Patient Safety |
| Prof. R.D. (Roland) Friele PhD | Deputy director, Head of research departement Organization and Management in Healthcare |
| W. (Wouter) de Kruijff MSc | Deputy director, Head of General Affairs |
| Prof. J.J.D.J.M. (Jany) Rademakers PhD | Head of research departement Healthcare from the Perspective of Patients, Clients and Citizens |
| G.J. (Jeroen) Hasselaar PhD | Head of research departement Primary Care |
Nivel's permanent staff consists of senior experts, all with a PhD degree, in various fields, and the deputy director General Affairs.
| Prof. C. (Cordula) Wagner PhD | Director, Project manager Patient Safety |
| Prof. R.D. (Roland) Friele PhD | Deputy director Research, Head of research departement Organization and Management in Healthcare |
| W. (Wouter) de Kruijff MSc | Deputy director General Affairs |
| G.J. (Jeroen) Hasselaar PhD | Head of research departement Primary Care |
| Prof. J.J.D.J.M. (Jany) Rademakers PhD | Head of research departement Healthcare from the Perspective of Patients, Clients and Citizens, project manager Health Literacy and Patiënt Participation |
| Prof. R.S. (Ronald) Batenburg PhD | Coordinator research programme Professions in Health Care and Manpower Planning |
| H. (Hennie) Boeije PhD | Coordinator research programme Care Demand of the Chronically Ill and Disabled |
| D. (Dolf) de Boer PhD | Coordinator research programme Patient Centered Care |
| Prof. L. (Liset) van Dijk, PhD | Coordinator research programme Pharmaceutical Care |
| Prof. M. (Michel) Dückers PhD | Coordinator research programme Disasters and Environmental Hazards |
| Prof. A.M. (Sandra) van Dulmen PhD | Coordinator research programme Communication in Health Care |
| Prof. A.L. (Anneke) Francke PhD | Coordinator research programme Nursing Care & Elderly Care |
| I.S. (Inge) van Houdt PhD | Programme manager International Projects |
| Prof. J.D. (Judith) de Jong PhD | Coordinator research programme Health Care System and Governance |
| J.C. (Joke) Korevaar PhD | Coordinator research programme General Practice |
| L. (Lilan) van Tuyl PhD | Coordinator research programme Quality and Organisation of Healthcare |
| Prof. R.A. (Robert) Verheij PhD | Coordinator research programme Learning Health Systems |
FundingThe formal structure of Nivel is a not-for-profit foundation. Our funding is based on several funding streams. We receive a longterm grant from the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport for our specific databases and panels and for our monitoring research infrastructure. Furthermore we receive external project grants from a wide variety of national and international funding organisations.
Short history of NivelStarting in 1965 as the scientific institute of the Dutch College of General Practitioners, Nivel's domain has expanded gradually to primary care, secondary care and hospital care. Nowadays, Nivel's research covers the entire 'somatic' health care.
More informationFor more information about Nivel as reseache institute or as partner in healthcare services research, please feel free to contact us: [E] directie@nivel.nl, [T]+31 30 2729 665.
For more information about a specific area of expertise, please contact one of our research programme coordinators mentioned above.
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