Buurtzorg and the power of self-managed teams of nurses
...I'm super excited about this episode because I got the chance to spend an afternoon talking to three nurses from Buurtzorg in Houten, just outside of Amsterdam. Buurtzorg is an organisation in the Netherlands that delivers care in patients homes. It was founded by Jos de Blok, who was himself, formerly a nur...more
... a good idea, and you got some money to try to develop it. So we have a walker race. You know, people who walk with [walking aids]? We have a race in Amsterdam in the Olympic Stadium every year. Marian: A man in his nineties won! Jolanda: And Radio 'Steunkousen'. 'Steunkousen' are the supporting stockings. S...more
...r. Marian: A man in his nineties won! Jolanda: And Radio 'Steunkousen'. 'Steunkousen' are the supporting stockings. So they have a radio programme in Amsterdam for Buurtzorg. Chila: No, but Jos is also there. If Jos also has an idea, he puts it on the web and then he asked for comments. And everybody comment...more
Jos de Blok on Buurtzorg and the virtues of humanising, not protocolising
...them and that we can advise them and that we can contribute so that their lives can become better. Our nurses have these networks. So when you see in Amsterdam, even when some of the teams are in these buildings, where they also take care of homeless people and we do it together. So for me, it's very importa...more