RIVM advice for healthcare transport leads to problems
Now that the Netherlands is opening again, healthcare transport entrepreneurs are in danger of having insufficient capacity to meet the transport demand. At the moment, only a maximum of two thirds…
Problems due to staff shortages in the healthcare transport sector
The corona crisis has taken a heavy toll on the healthcare transport sector. One of the consequences of this was that staff (sometimes forced to) leave the sector, because many journeys were canceled for a longer period of time.…
New healthcare transport protocols taxi sector
Relaxations were also announced for healthcare transport last week. From September 25, 2021, the capacity of a healthcare transport vehicle may be fully used again. KNV Zorgtransport en Taxi…
Aftermath of the corona crisis causes problems in healthcare transport
The trade organization KNV is sounding the alarm and indicates that the aftermath of the corona crisis is causing a large number of unfilled vacancies in healthcare transport. The…
FNV, CNV and KNV ask OMT to relax healthcare transport
Trade unions CNV and FNV and Royal Dutch Transport Healthcare Transport and Taxi are asking the OMT in a letter today to allow relaxations in healthcare transport because the capacity limits have been reached...
FNV Taxi is going for an hourly wage of 14 euros…
The Taxi Transport Collective Labor Agreement expires on December 31. Healthcare transport & taxi drivers want a minimum wage of 14 euros in their new collective labor agreement. To reinforce this demand,…
Fair view of taxi and healthcare transport tendering
Healthcare transport, also known as target group transport, is marketed by clients through European tenders, so that a large number of interested carriers can compete for the contract. These tenders…
Mutas emergency center difficult to reach for carriers
Patient transport is a crucial link in healthcare and yet things often go wrong. Automation is an indispensable link, but with the start-up's B2B platform…
The Mobility for Everyone Foundation is introducing electric buses
The Mobility for Everyone Foundation, in collaboration with various partners (including Muntstad, Tribus, Pon Automotive and Volkswagen Bedrijfswagen), has developed the first electric healthcare bus that is suitable for healthcare transport. With that…
Taxi companies are struggling despite third aid package
Despite the government recently announcing a 3rd package of support measures, the sector still has to see whether healthcare transport and taxi companies will survive. That is the conclusion of…
Police create confusion among the elderly and clients in health care transport
[responsivevoice_button voice=”Dutch Female” buttontext=”read out”] Following a previously published article, we delve into one of the reasons why older people do not travel yet. The safe healthcare transport protocol was...
Supervision of compliance with the RIVM protocol for taxi and healthcare transport
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, together with Royal Dutch Transport, RIVM and Healthcare Insurers Netherlands, has drawn up two protocols for responsible taxi and healthcare transport during the corona crisis. These protocols have now been...