Introduction  

The debate on what level of disclosure should be made to patients and their relatives in the event of an emergency has intensified with the Dutch Supreme Court's ruling in February 2023 in the Prisma case. But it is not only the Dutch Supreme Court ruling that is leading to renewed attention to this issue. The first evaluation of the Dutch Care Quality, Complaints and Disputes Act (Wkkgz) and the minister's response to it also contribute to this. And so are recent rulings by disciplinary tribunals on calamity reports and the changed approach of the Healthcare and Youth Inspectorate (IGJ) with regard to calamities. In this contribution, I discuss all these developments in order to answer the question of where we now stand with regard to openness about calamities.