The government acted 'based on the best knowledge available at the time,' wrote Agema. #Qkoorts #Patiëntenrecht #Overheidsverantwoordelijkheid (translated)
"We have acted to the best of our ability," said former agriculture minister Gerda Verburg in 2012 after a hearing. "I can say sorry, but that's an empty word." #Qkoorts #Patiëntenrecht #Overheidsverantwoordelijkheid (translated)
"A government that was supposed to be there for you was not there," said Minister Sophie Hermans (VVD) on Friday at a symposium in Den Bosch in front of several hundred patients and their relatives. #Qkoorts #Patiëntenrecht #Overheidsverantwoordelijkheid (translated)
The cabinet has apologized to Q fever patients for the suffering they have experienced, acknowledged that the government has let them down, and promised to improve the policy. #Qkoorts #Patiëntenrecht #Overheidsverantwoordelijkheid (translated)
