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    Theme 4 · Health and healthcare

    Emergencies: 112 and the out-of-hours GP

    When do you call 112, and where do you go in the evening and at weekends when it cannot wait?

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    112: danger to life

    In a life-threatening situation you call 112. For example after a serious accident, when someone stops breathing or in a fire.

    The out-of-hours GP service

    Is your own GP closed and can it not wait until the next working day? Then in the evening, at night and at weekends you call the (huisartsenpost). Always call first, before you go there.

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    • 4.3.1
    • 4.3.2

    Checked on November 8, 2026