5-590: The Dutch Healthcare Authority (Nederlandse Zorgautoriteit) is an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport , established by the Healthcare Market Regulation Act 2006 . It is based in Utrecht and has more than 400 employees. It monitors the quality, accessibility and affordability, regulates the market in healthcare and advises the ministry. It issued a warning to Zilveren Kruis ,
10-667: A Dutch health insurance company, in November 2018 about changes to their policies introduced retrospectively in January 2018. In October 2018 it produced a report advising the ministry to move towards a contract which rewards outcomes that patients consider important, and which encourages more integrated care and aligns the interests of the hospital management with independent medical specialists. Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport ( Dutch : Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport ; VWS)
15-424: Is currently headed by two Cabinet Ministers and one State secretary . The ministry's main office is located in the centre of The Hague . The civil service is headed by a secretary general and a deputy secretary general, who head a system of three directorates general: The ministry is also responsible for several autonomous agencies, most prominently: There had been a ministry of Social Work since 1952. In 1965, it
20-618: Is the Dutch Ministry responsible for public health , health care , quality of life , social work and sport . The Ministry was created in 1951 as the "Ministry of Social Affairs and Health" and had several name changes before it became the "Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport" in 1994. The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, currently Fleur Agema (PVV), assisted by two state secretaries, currently Vicky Maeijer (PVV) and Vincent Karremans ( VVD ). The ministry
25-550: Was also given responsibility for Culture and Recreation, and it was named Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Social Work. Between 1951 and 1973 there had been a Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Care. In 1973 a separate Ministry of Health and the Environment was formed. In 1982 these two ministries merged to form the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Sports. Responsibilities concerning the environment and nature management were given to
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