Important telephone numbers

Emergency service "112" If you need immediate assistance, call 112. The call is free of charge. The operator will ask you which emergency service you need (Fire Brigade, Police Officer, and/or Ambulance Services). General police number If you need to contact the police, but it is not an emergency call 0900-8844 or visit the police station.

• Police station Vlissingen Breestraat 15, 4381 HZ Vlissingen
• Police station Middelburg Achter de Houttuinen 10, 4331 NJ Middelburg

Doctors If you are not feeling well or have complaints, your first instinct may be to go to the hospital. However, the Dutch healthcare system is regulated differently. You must first go and see your general practitioner (GP), or in Dutch “huisarts”. The GP decides whether to send you to see a specialist and, if necessary, to go to the hospital. If you need medication, you will receive a prescription from the GP and can collect it at the local pharmacy (“apotheek”). Important note: when you call the doctors, you have to let them know that you are an international student. All international students at HZ who need to consult a doctor (not for annual check-ups) can contact the general practitioners mentioned on the next page. The GP can be reached during weekdays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. If you need a doctor between 5:00 pm and 8.00 am on weekends and/or during public holidays, you need to call the “Huisartsenpost, Location Walcheren” where on-duty GP’s are available. This goes for everyone living in Vlissingen, Middelburg and all the neighbouring villages of the region ”Walcheren”. You cannot go there without calling first! The “Huisartsenpost” is located in Middelburg.

• Telephone number: 0900-1985
• Address: Krooneveldweg 6, 4332 BL, Middelburg
• Prescriptions for medicines received from on-duty GP’s can be collected at the pharmacy located in the same building as the “Huisartsenpost”.
• Please note: a doctor’s visit during these times is three times as expensive as seeing a doctor during office hours. The “Huisartsenpost” is only for matters that cannot wait until the next working day. It might happen that the doctor of the “Huisartsenpost“ directs you to the emergency ward of the hospital in Goes.

General practitioners International students can go to the below mentioned General Practitioners. We strongly recommend to register as a patient when you are here for a period longer than a year. Exchange students can contact them at the moment you need a consult unless your health condition requires it, you could also choose to register as a patient (e.g. Diabetic). In this case, you should contact the GP to schedule a consultation appointment. Please contact a GP who is located in the city where you live.

• Vlissingen Dr. van Russen Groen Koudekerkseweg 86 4382 ED Vlissingen Tel: 0118-412225 https://www.getijdendokters.nl/rr/ When you call this practice, you will get an automatic response offering some options to choose from: Dial 1: Urgent matters (in case you have to see the doctor that same day, but it is not life-threatening) Dial 2: To make an appointment (call between 8:00-10:30 am) for a visit to the doctor’s office. If you do not choose an option, you will be automatically put through to the assistant.
• Middelburg In Middelburg you can contact the GP closest to your home address to register as a patient. Students who do not have a general practitioner in Middelburg yet but do need medical assistance can be seen as a passer-by at the GP closest to your home address.

Dentists In case you need to see a dentist you can contact one of the dentists mentioned below. During the weekend check this website to see which dentist in the region of Walcheren is on duty. Always make sure that you bring enough money as you have to pay immediately after the consult.

• Vlissingen Dental Clinics Vlissingen Stadhuisplein 6 4382 LG Vlissingen Tel: 0118-414643 E-mail: vlissingen@dentalclinics.nl
• Middelburg Tandarts Mathia Medisch Centrum Kalverstraat Room E20, E21 (Corridor “E”) Kalverstraat 1 4331 LZ Middelburg Tel: 0118-769096 E- mail: info@tandartsmathia.nl