Night and Christmas healthcare is primary care services provided Monday to Friday from 6pm to 8am the following day and 24 hours a day on public holidays.
In the event of a sudden illness or a sudden deterioration in health, a patient can go to any night and holiday care centre for help, regardless of where they live and which primary care doctor/nurse (PCP) they have registered with.
The doctor on duty provides advice:
- in an outpatient setting,
- in the patient's home (in medically justified cases),
- by telephone.
A doctor and nurse can be used at night, on days off and on holidays:
- sudden illness;
- sudden deterioration of health when there are no symptoms suggesting an imminent threat to life or significant damage to health and the home remedies or over-the-counter medicines used have not brought the expected improvement;
- when there is concern that waiting for a clinic to open may significantly adversely affect health.
Night and Christmas healthcare in the Provincial Branches of the NFZ - list of establishments - can be found in the link:
https://www.nfz.gov.pl/dla-pacjenta/na-ratunek/
Source: www.nfz.gov.pl