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The Netherlands looks at the social relevance of medical devices: the changing health care landscape and a focus on innovation are leading to new initiatives in the Dutch industry, as reported here. The private sector and labour saving in care are two important development areas.

Publication: Medical Device Technology
Publication Date: 01-SEP-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Raising awareness

The dominant themes in The Netherlands are similar to those in the rest of Europe: an ageing population, quality of health care and manageable cost development in the health care system. The introduction of a new health care system on 1 January 2006 and the implementation of new legislation set the impetus for modernisation of care. This involves a more central role for the patient and a system that is based on free market principles with a meaningful role for health insurers.

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