Anne Gualtherie van Weezel

Since 2016 I have been working as a medical social worker at the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital. Together with my colleagues, I provide psychosocial help to patients. This means that we provide information, explanations about feelings and behavior (psycho-education), and practical tips. Patients come to us alone or together with their loved one(s) for an interview. We help them as best we can during the treatment and/or in the period afterwards. We adapt the help we give to the person. How often someone comes and how long the conversations last depends on what someone needs.

What I like about my work is that I can provide psychosocial support in a difficult period. What I like about working at the NKI is that all colleagues are very involved. We work together towards one goal: to provide the best possible care. Both medically and psychosocially. We do this with the intention of making a bad period as bearable as possible.