Foreign students and expats

Unlike in many other countries, a Dutch GP is trained to provide a wide range of treatments for which you might be referred to a hospital specialist in your home country. Your GP can prescribe medication or start a treatment, and can refer you to a specialist in or outside the hospital when needed.

Treatment in hospital

If you are referred to a hospital, the specialist keeps your GP informed. Your GP therefore holds all your medical information and is the only one in the system who is in contact with every medical institution you visit; you could call the GP the spider in the web. Without a referral from your GP, it is very difficult to make an appointment with a specialist. If you have Dutch health insurance, your insurer may not reimburse the costs without a referral.

Registering with a GP

We recommend registering with a GP close to your home as soon as you know where you will be living. This makes it easier for you to visit the practice, and for the doctor to visit you at home if needed.

Not insured in the Netherlands?

We only accept patients with Dutch basic health insurance. Without basic insurance you can register with Jans Huisartsen (Kralingen and city centre) or IHCR. They treat your questions and medical situation confidentially and with care, and their GPs and staff speak English well.

Registering with our practice

We are temporarily open for new registrations for residents of Kralingen (postcodes 3061, 3062 and part of 3063; not De Esch and Nieuw-Kralingen). Due to high demand, we only register patients who do not yet have a GP in Kralingen.

Please complete our registration form and include a copy of your ID.