Stefan Schwartze new Federal Government Patient Representative

14.01.2022 18:23

On January 12, 2022, Bundestag member Stefan Schwartze was appointed at the suggestion of Federal Minister of Health Prof. Dr. Lauterbach MdB was appointed by the cabinet as the federal government's representative for patient concerns.

The new patient representative Stefan Schwartze explains: “I consider it a great honor to be able to take on the position of patient representative. Over the past twelve years, as a member of the Petitions Committee, I have received very direct feedback from citizens about their experiences with the health sector and have advocated for their interests. Taking office will give me the opportunity to act as a voice for patients and advocate for their rights and interests in the future in the further development of the healthcare system.”

In particular, it wants to work towards making the health system more transparent, strengthening patients' rights and further improving the health literacy of citizens through support and advice offers. The coalition agreement contains numerous promising projects, including strengthening the position of patients in the event of treatment errors or the transition of the Independent Patient Advisory Service Germany into a permanent, independent and independent form, said Schwartze.

The trained industrial mechanic Schwartze was born in Bad Oeynhausen in 1974 and has been a member of the SPD since 1994. Since 2009, he has been directly elected to the German Bundestag four times in a row for constituency 133 (Herford – Minden-Lübbecke II). In the Bundestag, Schwartze was spokesman for the petitions working group of the SPD parliamentary group in the past two legislative periods.