If you need the doctor after 4 p.m. on weekdays, around the clock at weekends and public holidays, you must call the emergency doctor service.
Outside normal consultation hours
If you need the doctor after 4 p.m. on weekdays, around the clock at weekends and public holidays, you must call the emergency doctor service. You can find the telephone number of your emergency doctor service in your telephone directory or by logging onto your municipal authority’s website or www.sundhed.dk
Questions
When you call the emergency doctor service, the on-duty doctor will ask you how you are feeling. Or if you are calling on someone else’s behalf, they will ask how he or she is feeling. They will ask you questions like:
- Do you have a fever and if so, how high is it?
- Are you experiencing any pain?
- If it is an injury, the doctor will ask questions to determine how serious it is.
Based on the answers, the doctor will assess whether you should visit your own doctor the next day, whether a doctor should visit you at home, or whether you should drive over to the emergency doctor service or go to hospital emergency. You will also be asked for your own or the patient’s personal
identifi cation number.
Only use the emergency doctor service when it is absolutely necessary
Only call the emergency doctor service when it is absolutely necessary or if you are in doubt as to how sick you or your child may be.
In an emergency
If someone suddenly collapses, can not breathe, suffers an accident or is attacked, you must call the emergency call centre immediately on 112. At the emergency call centre, you will be asked your name, address and the phone number from which you are calling. The call centre will then make sure that an ambulance or the police or some other form of help is sent immediately.
Credits: The Danish Immigration Service
