Patient Empowerment

Objective

The Patient Empowerment programme focuses on promoting the interests of citizens in the border region between the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany (the border region) in relation to cross-border health care.

Activities

Examples of activities within this programme are:

• Jointly developing instruments for the cross-border participation of patients and citizens, e.g. self-help-friendly hospitals.
• Monitoring citizens rights and obligations in relation to cross-border care in the border region.
• Involving the perspective of citizens and patients in all sorts of on-going cross-border projects in the border region.