the SER calling for the improvement of knowledge about health and safety regulations and existing subsidy ,, so the rules are complied with better facilities, for example, work adjustments are used more often. ‘ Excellence, patient organizations and company doctors, employers also can better advise on the impact of chronic illness on the job.

The Advisory Council further stresses the importance of prevention. Existing tools to identify occupational hazards should thereby be better utilized. Furthermore, occupational physicians should be more visible, for example through the establishment of open surgeries.

The ESC expects the number of chronically ill patients in the Netherlands increased from 5.3 million in 2011 to 7 million in 2030. Already ,, has about one in five people in the labor force one or more chronic diseases, ” says the SER. ,, That will increase in the coming years, partly because more and more people work longer. ”

The advisory notes that many chronically ill people are just working, and that it goes well with them. ,, But the question is how they can continue to work. As early as possible to respond to the situation thereby seems crucial. It is important to prevent people falling out, because again come to work with a chronic disease is not always easy. ”