If you really have a problem you need to be very assertive. I would have taken my child to the doctor's practice and shown the receptionist the finger. I'm quite sure you would get an appointment. Other than that it is indeed true that doctors do not prescribe all kinds of antibiotics for a common cold or the flu. Huisartsen are general practitioners and they are the gatekeepers to specialists. They won't refer you to a specialist just because you googled something and think you need one. It's all about keeping costs down and making sure that hypochondriacs do not waste valuable time of (specialised) medics.
The finger is saved, it’s okay, we were prescribed a cream by phone. But I do agree with you, the system works! It’s just hard to get used to it, as in lots of countries expats come from the medical system works in a different way.
It was nice to hear your experience with relocating to The Netherlands. I wish you and your family all the best, will follow to follow your journey ^^ For people who have a hard time finding a daycare in time, there is also a thing called Gastouder (translate as guest parent), it's basically private daycare mostly in the home of the person who offers it. It's often less expensive (in return you bring your own diapers and such) and if they are registred you will also get taxes back. The amount you can get back starts at a lot, like 95% for lowest incomes and even for people with a high income it's still more than half that you get back. For second and more children it's always 90-95% or something. They are planning to increase the amount you get back over the years, also for higher incomes and to make it as good as free for lower incomes. A big problem though is indeed the amount of staff, there is a big problem in general with getting employees for daycare, after school care and school itself. We had a lovely gastouder for our son, when we did not have a daycare yet!
The point is that your body is perfectly capable to heal without antibiotics. Bacteria are lately getting resistant to most antibiotics, and that means in future there will be no cure against infectons anymore. This is also the reason we banned antibiotics in animal foods. Hope you are doing well here in the Netherlands despite the terrible situation in UA. And never hesitate to ask for information from us Dutchies ! 😉
It's just that we are used to different kind of medical system in Eastern Europe and you might know how hard it is to change habits. But, I find the Netherlands' medical system good.
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If you really have a problem you need to be very assertive. I would have taken my child to the doctor's practice and shown the receptionist the finger. I'm quite sure you would get an appointment. Other than that it is indeed true that doctors do not prescribe all kinds of antibiotics for a common cold or the flu. Huisartsen are general practitioners and they are the gatekeepers to specialists. They won't refer you to a specialist just because you googled something and think you need one. It's all about keeping costs down and making sure that hypochondriacs do not waste valuable time of (specialised) medics.
The finger is saved, it’s okay, we were prescribed a cream by phone. But I do agree with you, the system works!
It’s just hard to get used to it, as in lots of countries expats come from the medical system works in a different way.
It was nice to hear your experience with relocating to The Netherlands. I wish you and your family all the best, will follow to follow your journey ^^ For people who have a hard time finding a daycare in time, there is also a thing called Gastouder (translate as guest parent), it's basically private daycare mostly in the home of the person who offers it. It's often less expensive (in return you bring your own diapers and such) and if they are registred you will also get taxes back. The amount you can get back starts at a lot, like 95% for lowest incomes and even for people with a high income it's still more than half that you get back. For second and more children it's always 90-95% or something. They are planning to increase the amount you get back over the years, also for higher incomes and to make it as good as free for lower incomes. A big problem though is indeed the amount of staff, there is a big problem in general with getting employees for daycare, after school care and school itself. We had a lovely gastouder for our son, when we did not have a daycare yet!
Yes, I have heard about Gastouder, thanks for adding it and for the tips! :)
Really great info, thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
The point is that your body is perfectly capable to heal without antibiotics. Bacteria are lately getting resistant to most antibiotics, and that means in future there will be no cure against infectons anymore. This is also the reason we banned antibiotics in animal foods. Hope you are doing well here in the Netherlands despite the terrible situation in UA. And never hesitate to ask for information from us Dutchies ! 😉
It's just that we are used to different kind of medical system in Eastern Europe and you might know how hard it is to change habits. But, I find the Netherlands' medical system good.
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