Our mission

We hope to provide a service that will increase quality of care, make treatment accessible for all individuals and will help reduce waiting lists. By opening up more possibilities we will create more opportunities for treatment and create a reduction in time between the moment of referral an the procedure. We will liaise between the patient and the professional to make the journey a smooth one from start to finish.

What do we provide?

We provide a gateway to an accredited private hospital in Amsterdam, that specializes in orthopaedics. We practice proven orthopedic operation techniques within high Dutch quality regulations.

The process of using health services in another country under the CBD are:

• Qualify for public healthcare.
• Have a letter of referral from a public health professional in Ireland.
• Arrange a consultation with a healthcare provider abroad - this is called an outpatient appointment.
• Travel abroad for healthcare.
• Pay for any healthcare you receive.
• Complete the CBD pro forma invoice with your healthcare provider abroad.
• Apply for repayment towards the cost of the healthcare abroad.

The healthcare must be planned. You need a valid referral and you must qualify for the healthcare you want as a public patient in Ireland.

Once you go abroad, you must pay for any healthcare that you get. But under the CBD you can then apply to the HSE for reimbursement towards the cost of the healthcare.

You cannot claim reimbursement for: the cost of any medicine you'll need afterwards
any travel costs. If you are having healthcare that involves an overnight stay in hospital, you must give the HSE prior notification before you go abroad