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… treatment.” Back, shoulder, and neck Data from the NIVEL Primary Care Database shows that, between 2004 and 2009, the number …
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… findings are based on research data provided to the NIVEL Primary Care Database by sentinel practices. The Netherlands has one … having an in-depth conversation with their patient.” NIVEL Primary Care Database The study used data provided by …
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… per cent of detainees in police custody receive medical care. Of this group, half have psychological or addiction … who can’t be approached or who are unresponsive.” NIVEL Primary Care Database For the comparison with general … was compared with data from general practices in the NIVEL Primary Care Database. The NIVEL Primary Care Database makes …
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… (The Appropriateness of Prescribing Antibiotics in Primary Health Care with respect to Antibiotic Resistance) that is being led …
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… The article has appeared in the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. Cancer affects not only the patients themselves but …
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… Treatment by a dietitian in primary care proves effective for patients with severe overweight. … from NIVEL’s Dutch registration network of dietitians in primary health care. The study included data from 32 …
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… general practices (sentinel GP network) from the NIVEL Primary Care Database reported 183 cases of palliative sedation. … from the sentinel GP Network participating in the NIVEL Primary Care Database. The sentinel practices form a …
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… of recommendation Research done within the Netherlands Primary Care Database (formerly known as LINH) has shown that in … indicate that improvements have to be made.” Netherlands Primary Care Database This analyses used data from 84 general …
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… language barriers and lack of knowledge of the maternity care system. Such difficulties require a solution-oriented … with the fact that they are more likely to start prenatal care late, can make it difficult for midwives to provide … experiences in providing care to non-western women in primary care midwifery. Funding Academie voor Verloskunde …
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… Commission, NIVEL carried out a mapping study of the home care systems in 31 European countries. It shows that decision … European countries, the importance and function of home care varies, from a safety net for people without family on … of Bialystok (Poland), IDIAP Jordi Gol, Institute for Primary Health Care Research (Spain), BTH - Blekinge …
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… Moldovan people feel that access to primary care in their country is sufficient. However, patients often … 2008, the Moldovan government is trying to strengthen primary care with family doctors in a central role. In rural …
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… European countries with stronger primary care have a healthier population. This is a major outcome of … for Europe that countries with stronger, better developed primary care functions have a healthier population. People …
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… may persist for years. In countries with a strong primary care system, like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, the … based on data from the Netherlands Information Network of Primary Care (LINH) about GP visits between 2002 and 2010 by …
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… to the hospital Forensic physicians providing health care to patients in police custody observe a different … practitioners (GPs) in the general population. Most care is provided for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, asthma, … was admitted in a hospital during the past year. Lack of primary care Detainees in police custody not only differ in …
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… health budgets to give patients more control over their care. One option is for disabled and chronically ill people … on bmj.com today. Pilot projects are underway in 64 primary care trusts in England. But the Netherlands, which has had a …
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… reimbursement restriction on the use of benzodiazepines in primary care intended to reduce costs and limit misuse, researchers …
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… Ministry of Health has visited NIVEL. After a visit to a primary health care centre in the morning, the delegation was informed about the Dutch health care system with an emphasis on primary care by Peter Groenewegen, director of NIVEL, Wienke …
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… The delegation was interested in NIVEL's expertise in primary health care and in the health care system of the Netherlands. François Schellevis, one of …
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… Health care policy-makers in European countries face a number of … the population and the economic sustainability of health care systems. A recently launched policy brief provides an … the optimal relationship between hospital care, primary care and community care in order to ensure service …
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… involved in the QUALICOPC (Quality and Costs of Primary Care in Europe) project visited NIVEL for a meeting to prepare the primary care data collection in 31 European countries. …
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… patterns and antibiotic prescription behaviour in primary care and is coordinated by NIVEL. To achieve this, we …
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… The Observatory is interested in NIVEL’s work on primary care system indicators (PHAMEU) and on home care (EURHOMAP). Furthermore, NIVEL is the National Leading …
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… to produce comparable information on the variation of primary care systems across Europe. The instrument has been published … in BMC Family Practice . To evaluate the current state of primary care in a country one needs a benchmark, for example …
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… On 14/10/2011 the three WHO Collaborating Centres on Primary Health Care based in Europe and a representative of the WHO Regional … (Croatia) was designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Primary Care in 1983; the Netherlands Institute for Health …
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… had been accredited to be a WHO Collaborating Centre for Primary Health Care for another period of four years. From 1987 already, NIVEL has been a WHO Collaborating Centre for Primary Health Care. With this title, the World Health …
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… for submission is 1 May 2010. The European Forum for Primary Care (EFPC) brings together interested parties from different … and strategies matter in order to develop strong primary care within Europe. The Forum was initiated in early …
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… Belarus has a strong centralised health care system, with hardly any space for local developments, as … by the World Health Organisation (WHO), has shown. A more primary care-oriented system is in progress. The results have … is trying to develop health care into a system with strong primary care in which the general practitioner has a pivotal …