New family doctor in Rödinghausen: Funding for the future of practice!

New family doctor in Rödinghausen: Funding for the future of practice!

In the municipality of Rödinghausen, which has three family practices, there was a significant change on April 1, 2025: Dr. Christian Maschmann has the practice from his father, Dr. Ernst-Friedrich Maschmann, taken over. The district of Herford supports this transition with a funding of 25,000 euros, which is part of a comprehensive funding program for branch funding that has existed since 2019. This step has already been published in a message from the district, which emphasizes a positive transition in general medical care. Loud Kreis-herford.de A total of 31 subsidies were paid out in the district, with Dr. Christian Maschmann would like to use the funds for the renovation of the practice building and to purchase new medical devices.

District Administrator Müller and Mayor Siegfried Lux ​​expressed optimistic commented on medical care in the district. Müller confirmed that no municipality in the Herford district is considered to be under -supplied. This is particularly important because medical care in rural areas faces challenges. The district council passed a "package of measures to strengthen medical care in the district of Herford" in 2019, which includes the funding funding.

funding program for general practitioners

The funding program "Kreis Herford is looking for a family doctor: with practice to practice" is an important element in the strategy of the district to ensure general care. This program started on April 1, 2022 and enables doctors to get to know up to two family doctor's practices in a circle over a period of one year. This approach is an initiative by the Westfalen-Lippe Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians and the Herford district, which has proven to be successful. This initiative was founded as part of the kvwl.de

Participants of the program receive a full -time salary of 7,500 euros gross for one year, support for moving costs and help with the search for an apartment. The aim is to optimally prepare the participants for taking on their own family practices. So far, eight graduates of the program seven have been active in general medical care in the Herford district. The program is also supplemented by comprehensive further training in operation, quality management and personnel management.

long -term perspectives

The challenges in general medical care are not only relevant locally, but also in a wider context. The Ministry of Health initiated the “household campaign program”, which provides around 2.5 million euros a year to support the establishment and further education of general practitioners in smaller municipalities. This measure is intended to counteract the upcoming undersupply, which is considerable in the next decade due to an impending need for re -occupation, since more than a third of the resident general practitioners in NRW is over 60 years old, as in the message from Land.nrw is mentioned.

Overall, it can be seen that the Herford district implements proactive measures to ensure the general practitioner care in the long term. Dr. Christian Maschmann's takeover of the practice is a step in the right direction, which not only takes into account the tradition of medical care in Rödinghausen, but also meets the needs of the population.