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    Day care centres for the elderly

    To somewhat relieve the families looking after elderly patients, senior citizens in need of care and treatment during the day can avail of the services of day care centres*. At...
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    Psychiatric nursing homes (PNHs)

    A psychiatric nursing home* (PNH) is a healthcare facility that provides patients suffering from a long-term, stabilised psychiatric disorder or mental disability with both mental...
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    Mental health care centre

    Flanders : A mental health care centre* (MHCC) provides help to people with mental problems. For this there are usually separate teams for adults and for children and young...
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    Primary care centres

    Primary care centres* (known as maisons médicales in the Walloon and Brussels-Capital Regions and as wijkgezondheidscentra in the Flemish Region) aim to meet patients' needs by...
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    Palliative care structures

    Anyone suffering from an incurable illness and only has a limited time left to live can avail of palliative care. Palliative care* is about offering patients physical,...
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    Recognition

    French Community Commission (COCOF): The Service for palliative care and follow-up care is authorized by the French Community Commission. The authorization is given on the basis...
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    How to file a complaint?

    Patient mediation If you feel that your patient rights are not being respected, you may file a complaint with the ombudsman. This would be the route to go if you cannot get any...
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    Compensation

    Through mediation Instead of filing court proceedings, parties involved in a dispute may also opt for mediation*. In that case, a neutral mediator will help you and the opposing...
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    Invoices and prices

    In this section, you will find information about invoices from health care providers and prices for health care services provided in Belgium: What kind of information is...
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    Finding a personal healthcare provider or hospital in Belgium

    Are you searching for an individual health care provider (doctor, dentist, nurse, etc.) or a hospital in Belgium ? You can find them through: the application ‘Find a health...