All residents of Denmark are entitled to receive medical care under the National health insurance scheme. Treatment at a hospital or at your family doctor as well as specialist treatment is covered.
When you register with the national register in your municipal authority, you can choose which GP you want; whether you prefer a male or female doctor, for example.
Access to the public health service is through your GP. Read more
The health insurance card sent to you by your municipal authority is your proof that you are entitled to public health treatment. The card states your name, address and personal identification number and the name and address of your GP.
Provides coverage when travelling in Europe Read more
Read about the rules for the public travel health insurance. Note that coverage is now only provided for medical treatment in the EU and EEU countries and a few other, smaller, European countries. In most cases, you will now also have to cover costs of home transportation for yourself. Read more...
If you need the doctor after 4 p.m. on weekdays, around the clock at weekends and public holidays, you must call the emergency doctor service. You can find the telephone number of your emergency doctor service in your telephone directory or by logging onto your municipal authority's website or www.sundhed.dk. Read more
If someone suddenly collapses, can not breathe, suffers an accident or is attacked, you must call the emergency call centre immediately on 112.
At the emergency call centre, you will be asked your name, address and the phone number from which you are calling. The call centre will then make sure that an ambulance or the police or some other form of help is sent immediately.
