Queen Maxima Visits the Noordwest Hospital Group in Alkmaar

On October 23, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands paid a working visit to the Noordwest Hospital Group in Alkmaar. The visit focused on the 'Future of Healthcare', including regional cooperation and the use of technology to reduce administrative burdens and improve treatments. The Queen visited a nursing ward and the radiology department, where she was briefed on the use of artificial intelligence and other technologies to improve diagnostics and treatments and to reduce the administrative workload for nurses.

On the afternoon of Wednesday, October 23, Queen Maxima paid a working visit to the 'Stronger Together Against Poverty' program in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, Hoofddorp. Queen Máxima received information about the initiative by the Oranje Fonds and Nationale-Nederlanden, which supports five local alliances through the 'Stronger Together Against Poverty' program. The goal of the alliance is to help residents in poverty at an early stage, before they require formal debt restructuring.