Humanity above Bureaucracy
From the start, Jos de Blok intentionally designed the conditions within Buurtzorg to create a highly scaleable model that would lead to a transition in health care. A new model of organising is needed for a transition to occur, no matter the field.
With his experience as a community nurse and background in economics, when Jos witnessed the demise of community nursing in the 80s and 90s, he decided to use his ambitions to create an environment for the most beautiful profession in the world to flourish. Based on a vision of community nursing and distinct principles, he designed an organisation that grew organically and dramatically. The outcomes could only be achieved by having these principles embedded in the organisation.
Buurtzorg continues to influence and lead innovation in the Netherlands; developing and expanding the foundational principles to all care disciplines throughout the Netherlands.
Buurtzorg’s care and operating models are centred around collaboration.
With the international interest, Buurtzorg has established an international team to lead on collaborations all around the world.
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