Gerdien Lobbezo

As a psychologist at GGz Centraal, with years of experience in mental health care, I have been using HealthTalk during a pilot for the past three months. This period I used HealthTalk during intake interviews and regularly during treatment interviews. My first impression of the system was positive; I saw a lot of potential in the possibilities offered by the platform. There were some technical glitches in the beginning, but significant improvements soon followed, making use increasingly smooth. 

What I particularly appreciate about HealthTalk is the time savings it can bring during intake interviews. The extensive functions of the system help me to work more efficiently, and I already notice that reporting an intake interview takes about 45 minutes on average. With a little more experience, this can easily be reduced by 20 minutes. In regular treatment sessions, it does not save much time at the moment, but it does benefit the treatment to go through the reporting together with the other person.  

In short, I see HealthTalk as a valuable addition to my work and look forward to further developments that will make the platform even more efficient.