Patient Care

    Complaints Procedure

    How to raise a concern about your care at Integrative Health Clinic Amsterdam — step by step, in line with the Dutch Wkkgz and the standards of my professional associations.

    Last updated: May 2026

    A patient-centred approach

    Your wellbeing is at the heart of my practice. I do my utmost to provide the highest quality of care, but if something is not as you expected, I want to hear about it. The procedure below explains the steps you can take if you have a concern or complaint about the care you received at Integrative Health Clinic Amsterdam.

    Step 1 — Talk to me directly

    Most concerns can be resolved through an open conversation. Please contact me by phone (+31 6 15 07 45 25) or email (info@integrativehealthclinic.care) so we can discuss what happened and find a suitable solution together. In many cases this first step is enough to clear up any misunderstanding.

    Step 2 — Independent complaints officer (Wkkgz)

    If our conversation does not lead to a satisfactory outcome, you have the right to a free and independent complaints officer (klachtenfunctionaris) under the Dutch Care Quality, Complaints and Disputes Act (Wkkgz). The complaints officer will listen to your story, mediate between us, and help formulate a written complaint if needed.

    As a member of my professional association, I am affiliated with Quasir, an independent organisation for complaints handling in healthcare. You can request the support of a complaints officer via Quasir directly.

    Step 3 — Disputes committee

    If your complaint cannot be resolved with the help of the complaints officer, you can submit it to the independent disputes committee Zorggeschil. The committee will issue a binding decision and can award compensation up to € 25,000. There is a one-time fee for submitting a complaint, which is set by the committee.

    Step 4 — Professional discipline

    As a registered therapist, I am subject to the disciplinary law of my umbrella organisation RBCZ via its tribunal TCZ (Tuchtcollege Complementaire Zorg). You may file a disciplinary complaint with the TCZ if you believe I have acted in violation of professional standards. I am also a member of NVVM and VBAG, both of which uphold a binding code of conduct.

    Useful contacts

    Quasir — independent complaints officer: www.quasir.nl
    Zorggeschil — disputes committee: www.zorggeschil.nl
    RBCZ / TCZ — professional discipline: www.rbcz.nu / www.tcz.nu
    NVVM — Dutch Association of Mesology: www.mesoloog.nl
    VBAG — professional association: www.vbag.nl
    All steps in this procedure are designed to ensure your concern is handled carefully, confidentially and within reasonable timeframes.
    This document is a professional template. Please have it reviewed by a legal advisor and your professional associations before publication to ensure it fully reflects current procedures.

    Questions about this document? Please contact me directly.