Overwhelmed Genk General Practitioners Forced to Impose Patient Stop: Retirement Crisis Looms in the Healthcare Industry

2023-06-16 03:00:00

Retired general practitioner Harrie Dewitte conducted surveys among 106 active general practitioners in the Genk region. “There is now a permanent pressure on them all year round. Unlike in the past when we could still have a drink on a terrace in the summer.” — © Mine Dalemans

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The agendas of the Genk GPs are overflowing. 83 percent are even forced to introduce a patient stop. Due to retirements, up to 30,000 patients in Genk, As, Zutendaal and Opglabbeek will have to look for a new GP in the next ten years.

Guy Thuwis

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