Night and Holiday health care
From 6pm to 8am of the next day (24 hours a day on public holidays), the patient can receive medical and nursing care as part of night and holiday health care.
Addresses of the nearest Night Medical Assistance points
On-call doctor gives advice on duty at the clinic:
- on an outpatient basis,
- by phone
- at the patient’s home (in medically justified cases)
The patient can use this form of healthcare in case of:
- sudden illness,
- a sudden deterioration in health, where there are no symptoms suggesting imminent danger to life or significant damage to health and the home or over-the-counter medicines used have not produced the expected improvement,
- when there is a fear that waiting for the opening of a clinic can significantly adversely affect the state of health.
The use of POZ benefits at night and on public holidays is justified, among other things:
- exacerbation of a known chronic disease (e.g. another bout of bronchial asthma with moderate shortness of breath),
- respiratory tract infection with a high fever (higher than 39°C), especially in children and the elderly,
- constant abdominal pain, despite the use of diastolic drugs,
- diarrhea, vomiting, flatulence, stool or urine retention,
- constant headaches, despite the use of analgesics,
- sudden pain in the back, spine, joints, limbs, etc.,
- mental disorders (except for aggression or suicide attempt – then an ambulance should be called).
As part of night and holiday medical care, you can not get:
- a follow-up visit in connection with a previously started treatment,
- prescriptions for continuously used medicines in connection with a chronic condition,
- routine health certificate, referral to a specialist.