BIG-register
The BIG-register is a Dutch online registry for healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals, such as physicians and 12 other professions, are required by law to register in the BIG-register before they can practise their profession or use their protected professional titles. The registry is freely accessible online, creating a method for the public to review whether or not their healthcare provider is registered.
History
The registry was introduced on 1 December 1997 when the 1993 law on professions in the individual healthcare came into effect, replacing the 1865 law on exercising healthcare.Professions
The following professions are required to register in the BIG-register:- allied medical care professional
- clinical technologist
- dentist
- physician
- health psychologist
- midwife
- nurse
- pharmacist
- psychotherapist
- physician assistant
- physiotherapist
- registered dental hygienist
- remedial educationalist