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De Kinderpoli

All children 0-18 years of age, with a referral from a general practitioner, with non-acute pediatric complaints, are welcome at De Kinderpoli!

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For which medical complaints may children be referred to De Kinderpoli?

Referrals to De Kinderpoli may be for complaints such as wheezing and/or astma, chronic abdominal pains, malaise, recurrent infections, second opinions, eczema, overweight, gastroesophageal reflux, chronic cough, small stature, long stature, puberty problems.

Children needing emergency care cannot be referred to De Kinderpoli and should be referred to a hospital.

Are there costs and fees for a consultation at De Kinderpoli?

With a referral from a GP or other physician, the consultation costs fall under regular health care insurance. There is no personal contribution for children, and therefore all the costs of the consultations will always be completely covered.

De Kinderpoli is not contracted to specific health insurers and is at liberty to treat all children, irrespective of their health care insurer. Depending on the insurance policy, the health care insurer may not restitute the complete consultation fee.

The Kinderpoli, however, is of the opinion that all children should be able to benefit from the health care we provide.

The Kinderpoli will credit the outstanding amount. In other words the consultation leads to no extra costs for the patients/guardians.

In other words, patients only pay us the amount they receive from their insurance company. There are no other costs involved for consultations at De Kinderpoli for children up to the age of 18 years and patients never have to pay anything extra.

Costs that are not covered by the health insurance company and are for patients:

  • Costs incurred for cancellation of the appointment less than 24 hours in advance. These costs are not covered by health insurance.
  • Personal contribution for adolescents 18 years of age and older.

Philosophy behind De Kinderpoli

A referral to a pediatrician is not without a reason. Then you want to be seen, helped and receive sufficient information as soon as possible.

Referral to a hospital generally means extra travelling time and costs. In addition, hospitals are often stressful environments for children and their families, not to mention often long waiting lists before a child can be seen and anxieties can be addressed. Furthermore, the consultation time in a hospital is often limited, and all the travelling and necessities in a hospital are mostly environmentally unfriendly, leading to an increase in the carbon footprint.

Surely we can do better than that? That’s the question we posed ourselves and that was the cradle for the idea of De Kinderpoli.

Instead of a child and parents/guardians going to a pediatrician in a hospital, the pediatrician comes to the child. That’s the reason for a consultation in a GP practice. General practitioners are generally closer to home for children and their families. This translates to time needed for a visit to a pediatrician, less travelling time, and less travelling and parking costs.

GP practices are smaller and mostly more intimate than large hospitals, with the large numbers of people walking around, often in impressive white coats. We expect a child to feel more at ease in an GP practice than in a hospital.

A pediatrician going to a GP practice facilitates keeping waiting lists short. In addition, it stimulates a lower threshold for contact between GP and pediatrician, which in turn facilitates a more rapid start of an effective treatment.

The child is then helped quicker and parents receive answers to their questions at an earlier moment.

While working in hospitals, I found the limited time available for a consultation to be disadvantagious. I would like to devote more time to a child and its guardians, should they require this. That is the reason for a consultation time of an hour for a new referral, and half an hour for a follow-up consultation. Should someone require more time, then I will make sure it is available!

Less travelling distance for a consultation with the pediatrician means less environmental impact. GP practices are smaller buildings than hospitals, use less electricity and have lower CO2 emissions than hospitals.

So, a win-win and win again situation! All the while a child receives high quality pediatric health care!