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Flu and pneumococcal vaccination
Our annual flu and pneumococcal vaccination round will take place at the practice on Monday, October 21 from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
The annual flu shot protects against the serious consequences of flu (influenza). People aged 60 and over, and people of all ages with cardiovascular disease, lung disease, diabetes, kidney disease, seriously overweight (BMI over 40) and people with little immune system, are at extra risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu. If you are in a risk group, you will receive an invitation for the (free) flu shot.
This autumn, people aged 60 to 63 (born from 1-1-1961 to 31-12-1964) will receive an invitation for a free pneumococcal vaccination.
People who are registered in our practice and who are eligible for a flu vaccination and/or a pneumococcal vaccination have received an invitation. Please take this invitation with you to the practice when getting the vaccination.
If you really cannot make it on this day, you can schedule another time in consultation with the doctor’s assistant.
No more walk in consultation
We have decided to no longer hold walk-in consultation hours. During Corona we had to stop the walk-in consultation. We see insufficient benefits to restart it.
Job offer
Currently we have a job offer for 2 doctor assistants. See the heade ‘Job offer’ on de website for more information.
Flu vaccination and pneumococcal vaccination
Wednesday 1 November we administered the flu vaccination and pneumococcal vaccination to those who qualify. If you’ve missed this oppertunity, you can call the practice for an appointment with the dotors assistant who can give the vaccination.
This autumn, the pneumococcal vaccination is for people aged 63 to 66 (born from 1-1-1957 to 31-12-1960). The pneumococcal injection works for five years.
The flu shot is for people with:
- An age of 60 years and older. This also includes people who turn 60 before May 1 of the following year;
- A lung disease, such as asthma for which anti-inflammatory drugs are used, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (chronic bronchitis or emphysema)) and serious and long-term lung damage after COVID-19;
- A problem in the function of the heart, such as after a heart attack, cardiac arrhythmia or heart failure;
- Diabetes types 1 and 2;
- Kidney disease;
- Low immunity due to a disease (for example HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)) due to medical treatment, such as chemotherapy or a bone marrow transplant, or due to medications that lower your immune system;
- Neurological and neuromuscular diseases (NNMD) such as people with a muscle disease or other disease(s) of the nervous system such as Parkinson’s or ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), people who have suffered a cerebral haemorrhage or cerebral infarction, people with epilepsy or children with psychomotor disorders (general developmental delay);
- Very seriously overweight (BMI (Body Mass Index) ≥ 40);
- Dementia;
- A cochlear implant;
- An intellectual disability;
- Ages from 6 months to 18 years who use salicylates for a long time (for example in chronic intestinal disorders).
- All people who live in a nursing home and who do not fall into one of the above categories.
Departure Angela and Soumaja
With lots of regret we inform you that Angela and Soumaja, 2 of our doctor’s assistants at Huisartsen Ganzenhoef will leave us from August 2023. They decided to change their work to teaching at an MBO and the school for doctor’s assistants. Angela and Soumaja have been with us almost from the start of the practice and we will miss them dearly. We wish them every success in heir further career. We are glad to be able to mention that we found replacement with our new doctor’s assistants Nafisa, Yasmine and Andjenie.
New GP trainee
As of March 2023, Sanne van de Moosdijk will start her training as a general practitioner with us. She studied medicine at the MUMC (Maastricht). After graduating Sanne worked at the first aid department in Sint Jans Gasthuis in Weert, the intensive care unit in Maxima Medical Center in Veldhoven, the first aid department in the Fundashon Mariadal Hospital in Bonaire and as dokter elderly care in nursing home the Venser in Amsterdam Venserpolder.
Change of name of our portal Gezond.nl to HuisartsDichtbij
Our online patient environment ‘Gezond.nl’ is called ‘Huisarts Dichtbij’ from February 7th.
Everything works the same only the name is different!
You can:
• Make an appointment online
• Request a repeat prescription
• Securely send a message tot he GP or other healthcare providers
• View your lab results
• Fill in self measurements
• View your medical record
On our website you can click on ‘Huisarts Dichtbij’.
Or if you prefer you can go to the website huisartsdichtbij.nl to log in.
You log in with your DigiD as usual.
After Login you can switch the language to English.
Do you have any questions about Huisarts Dichtbij? You can send an email to hulp@huisartsdichtbij.nl or call 053-2065021.
Practice accreditation
With joy and pride we can announce that we extended our accredited of the practice! This means that the practice meets a long list of quality conditions. In order to obtain this quality mark, the practice is subject to a recurring inspection. Practice accreditation ensures that a practice continues to develop and improve in order to provide the best possible care.
New doctor's assistent Monica and departure doctor's assistent Llamja
Monica started working with us as a new doctor’s assistant from November 2021. She is an experienced doctor’s assistant who we are delighted to welcome to our team. Unfortunately we have said goodbye to doctor’s assistant Llamja.
Start training General Practitioners
We started training general practitioners from 1 March. This means that a general practitioner trainee will be working at Huisartsen Ganzenhoef for a whole year. Sander Huttenhuis started with us on 1 March (see also team).
A general practitioner trainee is a graduated doctor who often has work experience as a doctor in a hospital. Dr. van der Pas and Dr. Bom are the supervisors this year.
You can therefore also be seen by the general practitioner trainee. He does independent consultation hours, but is closely supervised by us as a supervisor. We also discuss the consultations afterwards.
During a consultation you may be asked whether the conversation may be recorded. The video recordings are only used for training purposes and are always deleted after use. Permission will always be requested before a recording is started and you always have the right to refuse.
Departure Guylene
I regret to inform you that Guylene our nurse practitioner at Huisartsen Ganzenhoef has left us. She has decided to start education for nurse. Guylene was one of our earliest employees. We wish her every success in her further career. The patients who came to her are taken over by our 2 other nurse practitioners Samira and Deborah.
Amsterdam Southeast, Huisartsen Ganzenhoef, media and politics
In this period with corona, the media and politicis regularly pay attention to Amsterdam Southeast. Also because the amount of covid-19 infections is particularly high in our district. Media aswell as politicians often approach Huisartsen Ganzenhoef for our view of the matter. Here are some links to articles and photos: Trouw, NRC, Sigrid Kaag, Parool
Digital access to your patientfile
From 1 July, every patient is entitled to digital access to his or her file. At Huisartsen Ganzenhoef we have arranged this via the web portal. You can read more about this on “about the portal”. You can ask the doctors assistant to register for the portal. For more information you can also look at this infographic.
Project Powerful Basic Care
Since 2019, Huisartsen Ganzenhoef has started a 2-year project Powerful Basic Care. It is a test in collaboration with Zilveren Kruis and the AOF (social poor district support fund). The practice receives compensation for more time for the patient (15 minutes instead of 10 minutes) and to be able to deploy more than average staff. Close collaboration with organizations in the neighborhood that offer social support to residents in the neighborhood.
Powerful basic care is an innovative integrated approach aimed at residents with high health risks and problems in multiple areas of life.
It is a way of looking, learning and doing by all professionals in the field of care, social welfare and prevention in the neighborhood. They share knowledge and information and go in search of an integral solution to the problem with the patient.
The result? Professionals can do their job better, customers reap the benefits of tailor-made care and services and the costs of care are significantly reduced!
New psychologic therapist POH GGZ Ingrid Sporkslede
Ingrid Sporkslede started working with us from February 2019. She works with us on Tuesday and fulfills the position of POH GGZ, just like Keetje de Boer. The POH GGZ is a special therapist working for patients with mental complaints. You can get an appointment through your doctor at this psychologic therapist to get more clarification about your psychological problems or for further guidance and treatment of your psychological complaints. For more information, see the page Care services and Team of our website.
Shifting evening consultation to Monday
From Monday 29 October, the evening consultation will be on Monday instead of Wednesday. In addition, the evening consultation is extended and runs until 21:00. The evening consultation is carried out every week by one of the 3 GPs and is by appointment.
New GP and new doctors assistants
From February 2018, doctor Addy van der Woude started with us as 3rd general practitioner. Dr. van der Woude has worked as a GP in the Southeast of Amsterdam for the last 5 years and knows the neighborhood like no other. We are therefore very pleased with her arrival. She is present the whole day on Tuesday and Thursday and the mornings on Monday and Wednesday. With the growth of the practice, her days will expand.
Celine Smit and Deborah Samuels started at the beginning of 2018 and mid-February 2018 as an addition to our doctor-assistants team.
Together with Nikki Teljoarubun who started at the end of 2017 as POH GGZ, we are now prepared for the further growth and development of Huisartsen Ganzenhoef.
Practice accreditation
With joy and pride we can announce that we are an accredited practice as of January 2018! This means that the practice meets a long list of quality conditions. In order to obtain this quality mark, the practice is subject to a recurring inspection. Practice accreditation ensures that a practice continues to develop and improve in order to provide the best possible care.
Patient satisfaction survey
Last March Huisartsen Ganzenhoef conducted a patient satisfaction survey among a randomly selected subset of patients in our practice. We are proud to announce that the judgments were very good. Nevertheless, we will continue our efforts to improve the practice. For more information and results please look on the feedback page.
Practice start of the year award 2015-2016
With pride and great joy we announce that Huisartsen Ganzenhoef has won the practice start of the year award 2015-2016 from the National Practitioner Association (LHV). This award makes us even more motivated to continue building a nice and welcoming family practice, as we think it should be.
POH-s and POH-GGZ
As of the beginning of 2016 Guylene Tchinda and Keetje de Boer started with us. Guylene Tchinda is somatic nurse practitioner. She will do the checkups of the people in the practice with diabetes and the patients who have had a heart or vascular disease in the past and are no longer monitored in the hospital. She also assists people who want to quit smoking.
Keetje de Boer is a mental health nurse practitioner. She sees people from the practice with mental health problems and complaints. You can get an appointment with her through the GP if desired.
Change in consultation days of the doctors
As of Monday January 11th, dr. van der Pas holds consultation on Monday instead of Tuesday. His other clinic days are Wednesday to Friday.
Dr. Bom will change from Thursday to Tuesday. His consultion days are now Monday to Wednesday and on Friday.
Our new app!
It is now also possible to arrange your health issues with us online. You can create an account by calling us, or by coming down on the practice. Then, after having logged in you can schedule an appointment online, repeat chronic medication, ask a question by email or see results of diagnostic tests.
