Jet Bussemaker wants to innovate Dutch healthcare
Jet Bussemaker, the chair of the Council for Health and Society, has a clear vision for the future of healthcare in the Netherlands. She states that the current system must change to continue functioning well. Bussemaker calls this process 'turning the healthcare system around'. According to her, it is necessary for care to better align with the needs of both patients and healthcare providers.
An important part of this change is the so-called 'nurse innovators'. These are nurses who come up with smart and new ideas themselves to improve their work. Because they work directly with patients every day, they know better than anyone where the bottlenecks lie in practice. These innovations are developed together with the nurses, instead of being devised by managers.
Bussemaker emphasizes that innovation in healthcare is never completely finished. Society and technology are constantly changing, and healthcare must move with them. It is a process of continuous learning and adapting to new situations. According to the chair, it is important that there is always room for improvement and new experiments in the workplace.
The public also plays an active role in this process. People can vote for the best innovations devised by the nurses. In this way, the entire society is involved in the improvement of healthcare. This ensures more support and understanding for the challenges the healthcare sector faces.
By focusing on the strength of healthcare workers, Bussemaker hopes that healthcare in the Netherlands will become more human and efficient. The goal is a system that is flexible enough for the future. According to her, innovation is not an end goal, but a necessary way of working to maintain the high quality of care.