Night and holiday healthcare: Łódź province. Addresses, phone numbers and how to use the service

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NiŚOZ (nocna i świąteczna opieka zdrowotna — night and holiday healthcare) provides medical and nursing care outside normal clinic hours: Monday to Friday from 18:00–8:00 and round the clock on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. There are currently 29 healthcare points in Łódź province, with the largest numbers in: Łódź (7), Kutno, Pabianice and Poddębice. Below you will find the full directory with addresses and phone numbers, how to use the service and information on what to do if the duty doctor recommends laboratory tests.

When to use night and holiday healthcare

NiŚOZ is intended for people who suddenly become ill 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 attend any healthcare point in Poland, regardless of where you live or which clinic you are registered with. The duty doctor provides advice in person, over the phone or, when medically justified, at the patient’s home. You need an identity document for the visit; your insurance status is checked in 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 point. The free NFZ (Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia — Polish National Health Fund) Telefoniczna Informacja Pacjenta (Patient Information Helpline) on 800 190 590 operates round the clock and can help you find the nearest healthcare point, but does not provide medical advice. Emergency dental care has separate duty rotas; these are listed on the NFZ website.

Directory of night and holiday healthcare points in Łódź province

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 current directory is published by the NFZ provincial branch.

General guidance and other provinces: guide to night and holiday healthcare; directories: Lower Silesia, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Lublin province, Lubusz, Łódź province, Lesser Poland, Masovia, Opole province, Subcarpathia, Podlasie, Pomerania, Silesia, Holy Cross province, Warmia-Masuria, Greater Poland, West Pomerania.

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

Night and holiday healthcare points do not carry out routine laboratory testing: 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, urine test) 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, have them done in the morning at your nearest ALAB, Synevo or ETER-MED collection point, then access the results online the same or the following day and show them to your GP. The result report is issued in Polish.

Blood collection points in Łódź province: blood tests in Łódź (31 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 that clinic.

Can the 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 diagnostic investigations.

Can you request a doctor’s home visit at night?

Yes, when medically justified (for example, if the patient is bedbound or severely weak). The duty doctor makes the decision after a telephone consultation; the phone number for the facility serving your area is in the table above.