Night and holiday medical assistance works like primary care clinics. You can use night and holiday assistance every day after 6.00 p.m. as well as on weekends and holidays. As part of night and holiday care, outpatient medical consultations are provided, and in situations that require it, also home visits.
Night and holiday medical aidis a primary he althcare facility. You can go to any facility that provides night and holiday medical assistance - in this case, zoning is not required.
When should you use night and holiday medical assistance?
- there are no symptoms suggesting a direct threat to life or a significant he alth impairment,
- applied home remedies or over-the-counter medications did not bring the expected improvement,
- you are afraid that the disease may develop dangerously before the clinic is opened
When is it possible to use night and holiday medical assistance?
- the symptoms of a known chronic disease have exacerbated or worsened (e.g. another attack of bronchial asthma with moderate dyspnoea),
- you are dealing with a respiratory infection with a high fever (>39 degrees), especially in young children and the elderly
- there is abdominal pain that does not go away despite the use of antispasmodics
- there are severe headaches that do not go away despite the use of painkillers
- has severe diarrhea or vomiting, especially in children or the elderly
- gas, stool or urine retained
- there were sudden pains in the lower back, spine, joints, limbs, etc.
- there were mental disorders, except for aggression or attempted suicide
What you won't get as part of night and holiday medical assistance?
- control visit due to previously started treatment
- prescriptions for constantly used medications in connection with a chronic disease
- routine he alth certificate
- referrals to a specialist
You can arrange all of the above matters with your family doctor from Monday to Friday during opening hoursclinic.