In the absence of alderman Arjan Noorthoek, alderman Mariëtte Pennarts took the floor. She emphasizes that the disappearance of urgent care is a national trend. Just like in Woerden, the Antonius van Nieuwegein will eventually move to Utrecht. A lot of concern goes towards digital, something Demoulin also indicated last week. And that can be passed on to care outside those office hours. “For example, calling in, possibly with video. When in doubt, the mobile team can go to someone who does not have to go to the hospital immediately. I understand that you regret that,” she says to the council, “And I also think something about it, but this trend is going on throughout the Netherlands. These are Hague standards that we are dealing with.”
Political parties in Woerden make ‘light emergency care’ a condition for plans for the Antonius hospital site
