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.
Dutch Supporting Partners
Albert Schweitzer Hospital
The Albert Schweitzer Hospital is a top clinical facility offering specialized patient care, training, and research. With locations in Dordwijk, Sliedrecht, and Zwijndrecht, it employs around 250 medical specialists, 200 volunteers, and 3,500 staff, including about 1,200 specialized nurses. Our motto is “Care with head, heart, and soul’’
Federatie Medisch Specialisten
Federatie Medisch Specialisten, the Dutch Association of Medical Specialists unites 23,000 medical specialists and 32 scientific associations. Together, we work on practicing and developing the profession, speaking with a strong, unified voice in politics and society. We lead the way in innovation, ensuring that 18 million Dutch citizens can count on the highest quality of healthcare.
Dutch Health Hub
Dutch Health Hub offers a bespoke platform for professionals, managers, leaders and organizations from health and life sciences to meet, exchange ideas, inspire, learn, cooperate, innovate and do business. Both in real life and virtually. By enabling stake holders, Dutch Health Hub helps accelerating the transition to sustainable, affordable, equitable and safe healthcare.
Qualicor Europe
Qualicor Europe was founded more than 20 years ago for and by healthcare professionals . As Qualicor Europe is an internationally-focused organization, we are affiliated with the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) and the Health Standards Organization (HSO). Through coaching, training, Qmentum Global assessments and audits customized to local needs, we empower over 130 healthcare organizations in the Netherlands and Belgium to ensure and further develop quality and safety in their work and processes. Together we build a quality foundation of healthcare that people can rely on.
Vilans
Vilans is the national organisation specializing in knowledge management for care and support in the Netherlands. We want everyone to be able to live the life they want. This includes people who are dependent on care and support. We do this by sharing knowledge.
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.
Ministry of Health Singapore
Ministry of Health (MOH) is an innovative, people-centred organisation, committed to medical excellence, the promotion of good health, the reduction of illness, and access to good and affordable healthcare for all Singaporeans, appropriate to their needs. Through MOH, the Government manages the public healthcare system to ensure that good and affordable basic medical services are available to all Singaporeans.
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 Directorate of Health
The Norwegian Directorate of Health’s vision statement is “Good health – good lives”. We work to promote health and resilience, and is a driving force for sustainable, coordinated and equitable health and care services. We guide and coordinate a common direction for digitalisation of the health sector in Norway. In addition to this, the directorate facilitates improved community safety and preparedness.
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