Strategic Partners
NVZ
The NVZ is the trade association for general hospitals and specialist institutions in the Netherlands. We represent the interests of our members where healthcare, the economy, and society are concerned. The NVZ also represents Dutch hospitals’ interests abroad. In Europe, through HOPE and HOSPEEM, we join European politicians in Brussels in their discussions around healthcare. In addition, the NVZ is a member of the International Hospital Federation (IHF).
Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centres
The Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centres (NFU) promotes their interests, both inside and outside the UMCS. The NFU binds and supports the umcs in their core common tasks. We play an intermediary role in overarching agreements and promote the collaboration between the individual umcs. We also stimulate the formation of partnerships with other healthcare parties and scientific institutes on the regional, national and international levels.
IGJ
We are the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (or IGJ), part of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS). Our role is to supervise healthcare and youth care services in the Netherlands and the international market for medicines and medical devices. We make sure that these comply with the relevant legal and regulatory standards and promote good and safe care. Besides that we encourage care providers to work on prevention, cooperation and continuous access to healthcare and youth care services. This means that in our independent supervisory activities, we choose to focus on the themes and activities that yield the maximum benefit for people who need care.
International Supporting Partners
Danish Society for Patient Safety
Danish Society for Patient Safety (PS!) is an independent, nonprofit organization working to improve patient safety across Danish healthcare. PS! was founded, and is supported by, all major stakeholders in Danish healthcare. PS! strives to create sustainable healthcare, undertaking small and large scale improvement projects in collaboration with our partners.
Health and Social Care Quality Improvement (HSCQI) Northern Ireland
HSCQI Northern Ireland is a Quality Improvement Network whose purpose is to provide a supporting infrastructure for quality, improvement and innovation across the NI HSC system.
Health Service Executive
The Health Service Executive (HSE) is responsible for the provision of health and personal social services for everyone living in Ireland, with public funds.
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) is an improvement organisation providing better quality health and social care for the people of Scotland. HIS enable people to make informed decisions about their care and treatment and help health and social care organisations to redesign and continuously improve services.
Improvement Cymru
Improvement Cymru are the improvement service for NHS Wales. We are experts in developing, embedding, and delivering system-wide improvements. We achieve this by supporting organisations and helping them embed an inclusive culture of improvement. We have also been a part of the core Public Health Wales response to covid-19 since March 2020.
National Improvement Unit, Singapore
National Improvement Unit, established in 2021 to create a national learning system around big dot projects. NIU works with health and social care partners to enable the adoption of improvement science and building capability in all levels of organisations.
NHS Education for Scotland
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is an education and training body and a special health board within NHS Scotland, with responsibility of developing and delivering education and training for the healthcare workforce in Scotland. NES has a Scotland wide role in undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development.
Norwegian Patient Safety Programme
Launched in 2011, the Norwegian Patient Safety Programme aims to reduce preventable patient harm, establishing lasting structures for patient safety and improve patient safety culture in the health and care services. It is a nation-wide program that applies to all levels of the health and care services.
Scottish Government
The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland and has a range of responsibilities that include: the economy, education, health, justice, rural affairs, housing, environment, equal opportunities, consumer advocacy and advice, transport and taxation.
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)
SALAR is an employers’ organisation and an organisation that represents and advocates for local government in Sweden. All of Sweden’s municipalities and regions are members of SALAR.
SALAR is the largest employer organisation in Sweden. We also represent and advocate for local government by raising issues, acting decisively and enlightening public opinion. Our ambition is to be one step ahead and to shed light on important changes outside local government that affect our members. SALAR is a politically run organisation.
Zorgnet-Icuro
Zorgnet-Icuro is an Flemish employers’ organization uniting more than 750 private social profit organizations: hospitals, care provisions for elderly and organizations providing mental health care. Taken together, these organizations employ about 140.000 employees. The main objective of Zorgnet-Icuro is the realization and development of accessible and affordable quality care for every patient, resident and client.
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Contact Us
If you are interested in being a partner, securing special rates, hosting the International Forum in your city or other ideas about how we could collaborate, please get in touch:
Warren Lee
Manager, Strategic Partnerships & Alliances
E: wlee@bmj.com
T: +44 (0)203 655 5713