Student or expat in Maastricht or the surrounding area?

Find a doctor near you

If you come to live/study in Maastricht or the surrounding area, register with a GP in your area. The GP has all your medical data. This is very important when assessing your request for help when you contact our emergency medical service. The General Practitioner Maastricht and Heuvelland is only available for emergencies outside opening hours of the general practitioner.

Search this page for a GP in your area.

How does healthcare work in the Netherlands?

The GP is part of primary health care, which is why you have to register with a GP in your area. For all your health problems, both physical and psychological, you first go to the doctor. He/she can treat most health problems. If necessary, the GP will refer you to a specialist in the hospital. In the Netherlands, it is not allowed to go directly to the hospital (unless it is an emergency). If treatment by a specialist is needed, you should first consult a general practitioner, who will give you a referral letter. Don’t forget to make a photocopy of the referral letter for your health insurance company. The GP will not always automatically prescribe medication. In some cases, the GP makes a home visit, but these consultations are more expensive.

If you need urgent medical help after office hours from your own GP

General practitioners in Maastricht and the surrounding area divide tasks after working hours. If you urgently need the help of a general practitioner at night, at weekends or on public holidays, you can contact the General Practitioner Maastricht & Heuvelland. To make sure your complaint is really urgent, first check the self-triage tool.

If you are advised to contact us, please call +31 43 7500 123 and have your personal details ready while you call. The doctor’s assistant will ask for the following information:

• your name, address, date of birth and a telephone number where you can be contacted,
• information about your health insurance,
• personal identification,
• the names of all the medications you use.

Bring to an appointment at the General Practitioner:

• personal identification,
• details about your health insurance,
• payment (cash, credit or debit card). If you pay in cash, you will receive a receipt.

Health insurance

Don’t forget to bring your insurance papers with you when you visit our General Practitioner. If you do not have Dutch health insurance, you have to pay in cash at the counter. If you pay in cash, you will receive a receipt. You can claim these costs from your own health insurance.