Equipe Zorgbedrijven

Equipe Zorgbedrijven is a Dutch provider of specialist outpatient care. Through Xpert Clinics it treats patients in orthopaedics, hand and wrist, ophthalmology, proctology, gynaecology and urology, and through Velthuis Kliniek it provides plastic and aesthetic surgery, at clinics across the Netherlands.

Company background

• Equipe is part of the Dutch healthcare system and works with all Dutch health insurers to keep plannable specialist care accessible for patients.
• The company works alongside hospitals, GPs and physiotherapists in the regions where it operates, so that patients receive the right care in the right place.
• Equipe follows national guidance on appropriate care and agreed care pathways, and it supports national efforts to keep healthcare accessible and affordable.
• Equipe measures the outcomes of its care and the experience of its patients, uses the results to keep improving quality, and contributes to clinical research together with Dutch university medical centres.

Vision & outlook

• Continue to improve timely access to care for patients, in agreement with insurers and in cooperation with regional healthcare partners.
• Further raise quality and safety through standardised care pathways, outcome measurement and clinical research.
• Invest in digital care, such as personalised exercise programmes in the Xpert Clinics app, so that patients receive continued guidance while recovering at home.
• Work with insurers, GPs and hospitals to deliver appropriate care, in line with the national agreements on accessible and affordable healthcare.