Healthcare professionals

Healthcare professionals perform healthcare procedures as part of their profession. They perform tasks on behalf of or instead of a doctor. A healthcare professional is therefore someone who provides direct or indirect care to patiënts.

The title healthcare professional is a general term and is not, in itself, a position or authorization. Education enables a healthcare professional to fill a specific position or obtain specific authorization. Examples of healthcare professionals include physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech therapists and diëtitians. Healthcare professionals work at various levels.

On this page, you can read more about various healthcare professionals.

You can find an overview of medical doctors on the medical specialists page.