GP chain Co-Med rightly rebuked by inspection | Domestic

MAASTRICHT – GP chain Co-Med was rightly reprimanded last summer by the Inspectorate of Health and Youth (IGJ). This is the opinion of an objections committee within the Ministry of Health, confirmed Co-Med after reporting by EenVandaag. However, the retail chain of GPs does not accept this assessment.

The health inspectorate intervened after complaints were received that the thirteen general practices affiliated with the chain were not sufficiently accessible and that care was inadequate. Co-Med, which says it wants to ease corporate burdens through collaboration, failed to meet legal standards, putting patients at risk.

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The IGJ imposed a so-called instruction on Co-Med. The company was given a week to comply with the guidelines. If that doesn’t work, fines could follow. The GP group opposed the instruction and was declared in favor by the preliminary relief judge. The inspectorate appealed against this. The ministry’s internal objections committee therefore states in that case that the IGJ’s reprimand was justified. According to EenVandaag, the sentence has already been pronounced on November 9, but the designation is not yet public.

Co-Med said in a statement on Monday that it would appeal to the administrative court. You have until the end of February to do so, because the designation will be published at that time. “In the meantime, we are continuously working to improve our assistance in cases,” says Co-Med, which also emphasizes that this is an internal opposition procedure and that it is not a matter of a court ruling.

Co-Med is a relatively new provider of general practice care that often buys practices of, for example, general practitioners who want to retire and can’t find a successor. The company has been criticized before, with critics saying it is too focused on making money instead of providing care.

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2024-01-08 19:56:56
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