Böngéssz General Health and Checkup

When you feel ill, you should contact your General Practitioner (=GP or “family doctor”) in Hungary. They are familiar with a variety of symptoms, and they can suggest treatment or send you to see a specialist. They can also send you on sick leave.

A citizen with social security coverage is eligible for sick-leave and sick-pay if incapacity for work occurs due to health-related issues and the status is verified by a doctor, given that the person complies with the applying legal regulations.

If you have a specialized health problem you can visit a specialist ("szakorvos").

In Hungary, child and family protection belongs to the scope of health-visitor service. It includes preserving good health conditions, disease prevention and health promotion and development. Health-visitors perform their tasks on a specific frontier of healthcare, collaborating with other healthcare workers.