Strengthening Medical Care for Young People in the Netherlands: A Reflection

Danielle Jansen (), Yvonne Vanneste- van Zandvoort, Károly Illy, Arne Popma and Marjolein Y. Berger
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Danielle Jansen: Department of General Practice & Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
Yvonne Vanneste- van Zandvoort: Dutch Knowledge Centre for Youth Health, Churchilllaan 11, 3527 GV Utrecht, The Netherlands
Károly Illy: Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Rivierenland, 4002 WP Tiel, The Netherlands
Arne Popma: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Psychosocial Care, Amsterdam UMC, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Marjolein Y. Berger: Department of General Practice & Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 18, 1-7

Abstract: To improve medical care for young people in the Netherlands, various professional groups representing physicians who provide medical care to children have developed a vision called ‘strengthening medical care for young people’. The purpose of this viewpoint is to reflect on the implementation of proposals to augment cooperation and coordination between the professional groups involved. Our reflection demonstrates that additional action regarding cooperation and coordination is still necessary to strengthen this care for young people. First, regarding the practical implementation of collaboration, the guidelines are unclear, and many are out-of-date. Second, adequate structured interdisciplinary training and intervision are lacking for physicians frequently collaborating in the care of young people. Third, interdisciplinary access to patient files is too complex and time-consuming. We recommend structured monitoring of the implementation of all improvement proposals, regarding both processes and outcomes. In addition, we recommend collaboration with physicians treating mentally disabled individuals to improve medical care for this group.

Keywords: medical care; children; adolescents; the Netherlands; cooperation; coordination; health care professionals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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