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Patients can pay to jump waiting lists
Friday 14 November 2008
MPs have called on health minister Ab Klink to take action following reports that a number of hospitals are allowing patients to jump waiting lists by paying private company Quality Medical Services to intervene on their behalf.
The company advertises its services with the slogan ‘your entry to faster healthcare’.
One MP has a letter which appears to show that the Kennemer Gasthuis hospital is paid €900 for every patient allowed to jump the queue. The cash is split between the hospital and the specialist, new agency ANP reports.
Meanwhile, the Netherlands has been named as having the best healthcare system in europe.
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