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Insured clients can obtain medical treatment everywhere in the European Union (EU) (free movement of persons).
In the Netherlands the CAK implements tasks for the National Contact Point (NCP) for cross-border healthcare. We have been commissioned to do this by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS).
Government and public service information must be easy to find, whether is current or from the past. That is why previous pages of the NCP website are archived. If you want to see what appeared on this website in the past, please visit the archive.
Copyright and publication rights pertaining to texts, images and the contents of documents on this website remain with the National Contact Point, except where specified otherwise.
Would you like to know more about the quality and safety of healthcare in the Netherlands? Or are you interested in how patients’ rights are regulated here? Do you have a complaint about healthcare? The websites listed on this page can give you more information about these matters.
You are coming to the Netherlands for treatment. This page informs you how health care is organised in the Netherlands and which types of hospitals exist in the Netherlands.
The websites on this page are to guide you if you are looking for a hospital, a clinic, or possibly, a GP or a dentist in the Netherlands.
You want to come to the Netherlands for medical treatment. You are insured in another EU country. In order to be reimbursed, you must meet certain conditions.