Hospital Apologizes to Families of Five Patients Who Died

The board and supervisory council of the Scheper Hospital in Emmen have apologized to the families of five patients who did not survive stomach operations. According to the conclusions of the Investigation Council for Safety, not only the surgeon was responsible for the lack of safety of the patients during the operations, but also the hospital was negligent. The surgeon was dismissed in 2009. The prosecution is checking whether he can be prosecuted for criminal negligence.
www.nos.nl/artikel/314359-ziekenhuis-emmen-biedt-excuses-aan.html

Dutch Have Little Confidence in the Future

Many Dutchmen have expressed little confidence in the future of their children. The majority of the population thinks that after years of increasing affluence, there will be a decline from now on. Such an opinion hasn’t been dominant since the Second World War. Salem Samhoud, of the consultancy company which ordered the research among 1,240 Dutchmen concludes, “We apparently can not offer our children what we ourselves have had.”
www.spitsnieuws.nl/archives/binnenland/2011/11/weinig-vertrouwen-in-toekomst-kindertjes

Curacao Government: Dutch Racist Policemen Humiliated Demonstrators

The Curacao Plenipotenary Minister in The Hague, Sheidry Osepa considers the behavior of the police in Dordrecht as humiliating, unacceptable and racist. During the official arrival of Sinterklaas, a Dutch folkloristic figure, 4 demonstrators were arrested. They protested against the presence of Black Peter, the traditional assistant of Sinterklaas. The police said that the demonstrators had been told five times to end their illegal demonstration.
www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4492/Nederland/article/detail/3033622/2011/11/15/Curacao-ziedend-Racistische-agent-vernederde-betogers-tegen-Zwarte-Piet.dhtml

Arnhem: Virus Found Again in Hospital

The geriatric department of the Rijnstate Hospital in Arnhem has been infected for the second time this year by the Norovirus which causes severe stomach spasms. The department has been closed. It has now become known that in the nursing home St. Anna in the city of Heel, the Norovirus has also spread.

www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2672/Wetenschap-Gezondheid/article/detail/3031041/2011/11/13/Opnieuw-norovirus-in-ziekenhuis-Rijnstate.dhtml

Did Dutch Commander in Srebrenica Know That There Would Be Mass Killings?

The Dutch Surgeon Ger Kremer claimed that Thom Karremans, was aware that thousands of Muslim men would be killed after the fall of the Srebrenica
enclave in Bosnia in 1995. Kremer who was with the Dutchbat, the U.N. peacekeeping force in Srebrenica, made this claim on Dutch public television last week. He accused Karremans of lying under oath to the Yugoslav Tribunal and the Dutch Parliamentary inquiry. Military historian, Christ Klep said Karremans version of the story is inaccurate. He said that many of the former Dutchbat soldiers he has interviewed say they new about the impending genocide and their commander must have known as well. Karremans continues to deny that he knew what would happen.

http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/%E2%80%98karremans-knew-about-srebrenica-executions

Twenty-Five Dead Due to Mistakes in Care for Thrombosis

Since October 2010, at least 25 people died due to mistakes in the care for Thrombosis. These results come from a list established by the Inspectorate for Health Care (IGZ). According to the organization, the number of dead is probably higher because not all incidents were registered. The problems occurred in many places – hospitals, nursing homes, psychiatric institutions and with home patients who are controlled by a Thrombosis service. The Inspectorate wants to approve the medical care for the patients which did not happen last year.

www.depers.nl/binnenland/609740/Doden-door-fouten-bij-trombosezorg.html

Big Increase in Complaints about Lawyers

In 2010 in Amsterdam, 474 people complained about the behavior of their lawyers compared to 398 in 2009. This finding was published by the Council of Supervision of the Order of Lawyers. In 40% of the cases, the complaint was found to be justified. Most complaints were about the quality of service, financial costs and poor communication.

www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1041/Amsterdam/article/detail/3021189/2011/11/07/Meer-klachten-over-Amsterdamse-advocaten.dhtml