When do you call the General Practitioner?

The General Practitioner calls you in the evenings, nights, weekends and during holidays if you need urgent medical care. So there is urgency. Yet the GPs receive emergency rooms and phone calls that do not really belong here. The result is overcrowded telephone lines, long waiting times and the risk that real emergencies do not immediately get the help they need.

The website www.wanneerbelikdehuisartsenspoedpost.nl is intended to create more awareness about when you call the General Practitioner.

If you are unsure whether there is an emergency, it is useful to first check www.moetiknaardedokter.nl or www.thuisarts.nl. These websites provide reliable information about health complaints and diseases.