1. Professions in healthcare in the Netherlands The Hague, 30 June 2008 Adriaan Duivesteijn, RIBIZ/BIG-register Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport

2. “Who is who” Eduction - Ministries of education and health Registration -Basis professions (8 professions) -Recognition: Foreign Healthcare Qualification Committee BIG-register = RIBIZ/ ministry of health -Specialist registers (4 professions) Professional organisations Supervision: Healthcare Inspectorate Disciplinary law - Disciplinary Courts Professional bodies

3. Registration The BIG-register - Right to use the legally protected title -> Practice profession autonomously Register is not an instrument to select a healthcare professional

4. Public information Restricted to -Profession -Registration number If applicable -Specialisation -Conditions -Discplinary measures

5. “For all eternity?” Re-registration: 2009Nurses, midwives and psyhiotherapists Website -List of registrations removed - disciplanary rules -work address

6. Changes? Adaption of BIG Act? Disciplinary rules: distinction between Dutch and foreign qualifications More measures recorded in BIG-register?

7. More information? www.ribiz.nl Consult the BIG-register? Choose ‘Search in BIG-register’ Search using ‘name’ and ‘date of birth’ -> public information Questions? Contact RIBIZ info@ribiz.nl or 0031 70 3406600info@ribiz.nl Questions? info@ribiz.nl ag.duivesteijn@minvws.nl