Welcome to Zollikerberg Hospital

Interview with Dr Gabriela Buck, FMH-certified specialist in General Internal Medicine

For many people, the summer holidays are just around the corner. Whether it’s relaxing by the sea, a city break or active days in the mountains – good preparation helps ensure you can enjoy your holidays without a care in the world. As well as travel documents and luggage, you shouldn’t forget your first-aid kit. With the right medicines and aids, minor ailments can often be treated quickly. We answer five common questions about first-aid kits and explain what you should bear in mind when putting one together.

They take blood pressure readings, make beds, clean work surfaces, chop vegetables, prepare for examinations, keep records, provide support, ask questions and help shape the healthcare landscape in Zollikerberg on a daily basis.

Having a say or merely having a voice? Involved or simply ‘consulted’? Hardly anyone has anything against participation – especially in the healthcare sector, where, as is well known, patients take centre stage. And yet it is often difficult to truly live up to the expectation of participation. Why is that? What approaches to genuine participation exist, and what do they entail? And which successful models from abroad could inspire Switzerland, so that patient involvement becomes the norm here too?