To enhance the accessibility of medical support and medical consultations in a interval of speedy unfold of viruses, the choice was made to increase working hours of physicians on shift, as reported by the National Health Service (NVD).

Many common practitioners present their sufferers with consultations outdoors their regular working hours and on weekends. For this reason residents are requested to observe data because it updates – about obtainable common practitioners and different medical doctors – at NVD web site www.vmnvd.lv part Kur saņemt medicīnisko palīdzību? [Where to receive medical aid?] or at NVD social media accounts Twitter and Fb.

On week days residents can contact NVD free hot-line 8000 1234 (08:30-17:00 Monday-Thursday, 08:30-15:00 Friday).

This may even function help for medical doctors working for the Emergency Medical Service, who’re at the moment working in emergency regime. The service receives a lot of calls about easy infections quite than life-threatening accidents and such. NVD beforehand used comparable techniques previously, this contains throughout flu epidemics.

This January medical doctors’ shifts shall be two hours longer than regular.

Medical doctors on shift present the identical help as common practitioners – together with writing prescriptions, opening and shutting sick go away certificates. Every case is seen individually.

Almost 250 common practitioners agreed to increase their work hours for January.

Presently most medical doctors present support outdoors their regular hours in Riga.

However, NVD is in talks with regional medical doctors so as to develop accessibility of medical help in case of emergencies.

Residents can obtain easy medical recommendation within the occasion of easy diseases or power illnesses by calling the Normal Practitioners’ quantity for consultancies 66016001. Specialists present consultations on weekdays 17:00-08:00. On weekends and holidays consultations are supplied day and night time.

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