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Who is my GP in Hungary?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Hungary, you are free to decide who you trust to be your doctor \u2013 this goes both for GPs and specialists. You can ask around for recommendations, and then choose any doctor you like<\/strong>. This is what many expats do, since for them it makes sense to have a GP who speaks English (or their mother tongue), and that is not something commonplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In line with this, you do not have a GP in Hungary by default \u2013 you must contact one on your own and see if they are willing to accept you in their practice. However, if you do not have any recommendations, you can start with the GP in charge of the area where you live<\/strong> (considering either your permanent or temporary address), because they must <\/em>accept you in their practice, or they may be able to refer you who an English-speaking colleague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out who your area doctor is, the easiest way is to ask your neighbors<\/strong>. In most apartment buildings, there is a bulletin board near the entrance<\/strong>; the name, address, and visiting hours of the area GP should be advertised there. You can also find out about your area doctor on the website of your local municipality (more on this below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do not <\/em>remember who your GP is, you can check it on the website of the Hungarian National Health Insurance Fund. Find the instructions here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types of general practices: what kind of doctor do you need?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although the GP in Hungary is often referred to as a family doctor, it is important to note that adults and children are treated separately. While there is always an area doctor for adults<\/strong>, for the same area the pediatrician<\/strong> (children\u2019s doctor) will be a different person, and even their office might be at a different location. Moreover, to support the health of newborns and infants (and their mothers), there is a special network of nurses (\u201cv\u00e9d\u0151n\u0151i szolg\u00e1lat\u201d)<\/strong>. Before setting out to find a GP, you should determine which of these you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find your GP online<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Doctors\u2019 offices are usually listed online, together with visiting hours. If you want to find your area GP in Hungary, after asking the neighbors and checking if there is a bulletin board in your house you can go to the website of your local municipality<\/strong>. Since these websites are all developed and maintained by the individual municipalities, they all look different; their intuitiveness and user-friendliness vary, while they are often available only in Hungarian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding general practices, each municipality is artificially divided into \u201careas\u201d. To find your local GP, you should determine which area you belong to within your district<\/strong>. The area will depend on your exact address (street name and number as well), and areas are numbered. Once you know the area number, you can look up the GP in charge of that area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Search your municipality website to find your area GP in Hungary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Navigating the websites of the municipalities and the local clinics is not exactly easy, especially as they are in Hungarian. To make this more convenient, we have compiled a list for each district in Budapest (and added a few handy tips for other towns) so you can find the area you belong to and the visiting hours of your GP without too much effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the websites are mostly in Hungarian, here is a list of useful terms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n