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Summary of key datahttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/medical-practice-variations/summary-of-key-data
In a summary document, we present the key data from each report relating to variations in practice or medication use. To download in pdf format the summary document containing the key data for each report (variations in practice or medication use),...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-inami
- Category: Medical Practice Variations
- Language: en-GB
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- Type: Article
- Author: author-kce
- Category: Health System Performance Assessment
- Language: en-GB
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All European countries within the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed to perform regular “check-ups” of their healthcare system, known as “Health System Performance Assessments” (HSPA). Such check-ups are based on a series of measurable...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-kce
- Category: Health System Performance Assessment
- Language: en-GB
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Key messages Daily deaths are influenced by epidemics and weather conditions Mortality rates Read more 1. Key messages In 2023, 111,255 deaths were observed in Belgium. In 2023, age-adjusted mortality rates are for the first time lower than in 2019....
- Type: Article
- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: Mortality and Causes of Death
- Language: en-GB
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Key messages Causes of death Read more 1. Key messages In 2021, tumours and cardiovascular diseases remained the main causes of death. In 2020 and 2021, there was a decrease in mortality from respiratory, mental and neurological diseases. The main...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Mortality and Causes of Death
- Language: en-GB
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The hospital is characterised by its activity, organised into services, functions and care programmes. Services group together activities that have a specific location within the hospital. A distinction is made between hospitalisation services, where...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Language: en-GB
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Emergency admissionhttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/emergency-admission
The following graphs describe hospitalisations following an emergency department visit, as regards the ambulatory contacts with the emergency department (without hospitalisation). BREAKDOWN ACCORDING TO AGE With children, youth and young adults an...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Language: en-GB
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In April 2019, a pilot project was set up in which doctors can refer patients with mild and moderately severe mental health problems to a clinical psychologist or clinical remedial educationalist for short-term, first-line psychological treatment that...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Language: en-GB
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BelPEP is a multidisciplinary platform consisting of 3 expert working groups which aims to promote the rational use of psychotropics in Belgium. A comprehensive vision paper provided an overview of the history, status, context, various problems and...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Language: en-GB
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If you are in distress or in need of emotional/psychological support, do not hesitate to call 02 648 40 14 for the community help service helpline, or visit the Community Help Service online. Key messages The COVID-19 pandemic and consecutive crises...
- Type: Article
- Author: admin-sciensano
- Category: Mental health
- Language: en-GB
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the financial situation of hospitals and healthcare providers. The hospitals needed to implement emergency plans at short notice. Both increasing the admission capacity and increasing the capacity of the...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Language: en-GB
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Key figures PRESCRIBERS Main prescribers: General practitioners 71.81% INSURED CONSUMERS % of insured consumers 23.65% Median age 50 years Max/min ratio of the median age (by district) 1.06 Percentage of women 54.84% Ratio Preferential scheme/General...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-inami
- Category: Musculo-skeletal system
- Language: en-GB
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Forewordhttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/key-data-in-healthcare/general-hospitals/foreword
Dear reader, We are pleased to provide you with this publication as a source of information on some key figures and trends in healthcare. Following the success of our first publication in 2019, we at the Directorate General for Healthcare of the FPS...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Algemene ziekenhuizen
- Language: en-GB
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There are various types of hospital stays or hospital contacts. In the case of a day hospitalisation, the patient comes to the hospital without staying overnight. In the case of classic hospitalisations, the patient stays at least one night in the...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Activiteit
- Language: en-GB
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The graph below shows the number of stays (classic and day hospitalisation combined) for the ten main groups of diagnoses according to the ICD-10-CM classification[1] for all ages. IIn the case of classic hospitalisation, the three most common reasons...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Activiteit
- Language: en-GB
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Distribution of the budget The financing of a hospital through the financial resources budget comes from the individual distribution of the overall hospital budget among all hospitals[1]. In January 2023, this overall budget was set at a maximum amount...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Financiering
- Language: en-GB
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- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Geestelijke gezondheidszorg
- Language: en-GB
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Findings Results from the sixth COVID-19 Health Survey in April 2021 indicated that 11% of the adult population shows signs of an eating disorder (up from 8% in 2013 and 7% in 2018)[1]. These signs are most common in the 18 to 29 age group and more...
- Type: Article
- Author: author-health
- Category: Kwaliteit & innovatie
- Language: en-GB
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Women's Healthhttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/womens-health
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Health Status
- Language: en-GB
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Cost of Illnesshttps://www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-status/cost-of-illness
- Type: Article
- Author: author-sciensano
- Category: Health Status
- Language: en-GB