Night and holiday healthcare in Podlaskie: addresses, phone numbers and access rules

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Nocna i świąteczna opieka zdrowotna (NiŚOZ, night and holiday healthcare) provides medical and nursing care outside normal clinic opening hours: Monday to Friday from 18:00–8:00 and round the clock on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. There are currently 20 centres in Podlaskie Voivodeship, with the largest numbers in: Białystok (3), Wasilków, Knyszyn and Augustów. Below you will find the full list with addresses and phone numbers, access rules and information on what to do if the duty doctor recommends laboratory tests.

When to use night and holiday healthcare

NiŚOZ is for people who develop a sudden illness or whose health deteriorates in a way that is not life-threatening but cannot wait until their clinic opens: fever, infection, a sore throat, earache or abdominal pain without warning signs, vomiting and diarrhoea, a flare-up of a chronic condition, or the need for an injection prescribed by a doctor or a dressing change. There are no catchment-area restrictions and no referral is needed: you can visit any centre in Poland, regardless of where you live or which clinic you are registered with. The duty doctor provides advice at the centre, by telephone and, where medically justified, at the patient’s home. You need an identity document for the visit; your health insurance is checked through the eWUŚ system.

If there is an immediate threat to life (loss of consciousness, seizures, severe chest pain, sudden breathlessness, extensive burns, vomiting blood or signs of a stroke), call 112 or 999, not a NiŚOZ centre. The free patient information helpline run by NFZ [Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia — Polish National Health Fund], 800 190 590, operates round the clock and helps you find the nearest centre, but does not provide medical advice. Emergency dental care has separate duty arrangements; these are listed on the NFZ website.

List of night and holiday healthcare centres in Podlaskie Voivodeship

Data source: the NFZ “Where to get treatment” search tool (gsl.nfz.gov.pl), as of 23.09.2026. Before visiting, it is worth calling to confirm that the facility is seeing patients; the regional NFZ branch publishes the current list.

General rules and other voivodeships: guide to night and holiday healthcare; lists: Lower Silesian, Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Lublin, Lubusz, Łódź, Lesser Poland, Masovian, Opole, Subcarpathian, Podlaskie, Pomeranian, Silesian, Świętokrzyskie, Warmian-Masurian, Greater Poland, West Pomeranian.

Has the duty doctor recommended tests? Have them in the morning without a referral

Night and holiday healthcare centres do not carry out routine laboratory investigations: the duty doctor assesses the patient’s condition and recommends the next steps, while blood tests (full blood count with differential, CRP, glucose, electrolytes, liver function tests, urinalysis) usually need to be done the following day. You do not need to wait for a clinic appointment or have a referral: you can buy tests online at BadamySie.pl and have them done in the morning at your nearest ALAB, Synevo or ETER-MED collection point, then access the results online the same day or the next day and show them to your GP. The result report is issued in Polish.

Blood collection points in Podlaskie Voivodeship: blood tests in Białystok (9 collection points).

Frequently asked questions

Is night-time healthcare free?

Yes, NiŚOZ services are free for people insured with NFZ; you do not need a referral or to be registered with the clinic you visit.

Can a night-time healthcare doctor issue a sick note and a prescription?

Yes, the duty doctor can issue an electronic prescription and an electronic sick note if your medical condition justifies it. They do not issue referrals for planned specialist investigations.

Can you request a home visit at night?

Yes, where medically justified (for a bedbound patient or someone with significant weakness). The duty doctor makes the decision after a telephone consultation; the phone number for the facility serving your area is in the table above.