Stadtgeflüster - Talk with Rolf #13 "How is our medical and primary healthcare provision?"

Stadtgeflüster enters its 13th round - this time with the topic: How is medical and primary healthcare provision faring in Nordhorn and Grafschaft Bentheim?

Shortages of general practitioners, demographic change, rising demands on hospitals, and ensuring healthcare close to home are concerns for many people in the region. Moderated by Rolf Masselink, experts from politics, medicine, and hospital management discuss the current situation and prospects for the coming years.

Guests include:
• Albert Stegemann, Member of the Bundestag and Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU Bundestag faction with a focus on health
• Dr. Jacqueline Adrian-Kabul, general practitioner and representative of the Grafschaft Bentheim physician network
• Dr. Markus Kirschner, general practitioner and representative of private practitioners
• Ralf Brinkmann, Deputy Managing Director of Euregio-Klinik Nordhorn

The discussion centres on attracting general practitioners and specialists, securing medical succession, the future of hospital care, and new digital offerings and innovative care models. Critical questions will also be openly debated: What are the consequences of specialist shortages and demographic change? How does the region remain attractive to doctors? What responsibility do politics, municipalities, clinics, and practices bear for effective healthcare provision locally?