Paediatrician in Brno
You will need a paediatrician often, and often at short notice. Choose by the journey from home, a contract with your health insurer and how the practice works; Brno has 70 paediatric practices.
Where to look
Městomat lists 70 paediatric practices across Brno, on a map and by district (městská část), with their contracts with health insurance companies.
Paediatricians in the largest districts:
- Paediatricians in Brno-střed
- Paediatricians in Brno-sever
- Paediatricians in Královo Pole
- Paediatricians in Židenice
- Paediatricians in Líšeň
When to start looking
You will take your child to the doctor for regular preventive check-ups and with a fever, often unexpectedly. Ideally choose a paediatrician during pregnancy, so you are not searching in a hurry after the birth. After a move you do not have to change straight away: registration does not end when you move.
What to look at
- The journey from home. With a sick child you do not want to cross all of Brno. The map shows the practices closest to where you live.
- A contract with your insurer. You get care covered by insurance only from a doctor who has a contract with your health insurance company. Of the 70 Brno practices, 68 have a contract with VZP.
- How the practice works. Ask about appointments, opening hours, separate waiting rooms for sick and healthy children, and how to get through when your child falls ill.
- Other parents' experience from nursery or the neighbourhood.
Registration
Call the practice you have chosen and arrange it. When the doctor takes your child on, you fill in a registration form (registrační list). You can change doctor once every three months; simply register your child with the new one, who will request the records from the previous doctor.
When they may turn you down
The Health Services Act (No. 372/2011 Coll., Section 48) allows a doctor to refuse a new patient only if taking you on would exceed their reasonable workload, if you live so far away that they could not manage home visits, or if they have no contract with your health insurance company. They must give you the reason in writing. If no one is taking patients, contact your health insurance company: it must make care available to you.
From 14 to 19
A child can stay with a paediatrician until the age of 19 at the latest. A GP for adults may register patients from the age of 14, but does not have to. Plan the switch in advance so you are not searching in a hurry at eighteen; the guide How to find a GP in Brno will help.
To the dentist from an early age
Children are entitled to two preventive dental check-ups a year. How to find a dentist with a contract is covered in the guide Dentist in Brno.
Doctor, nursery and school close to home
Families with small children appreciate having the paediatrician, nursery and playground within reach. For a specific address, we show the nearest paediatricians, the catchment nursery and school, and stops:
Which Brno neighbourhoods are best for families is shown in the guide best neighbourhoods for families in Brno.
Frequently asked questions
How many paediatricians in Brno have a contract with VZP?
Of the 70 paediatric practices in Brno, 68 have a contract with VZP for this specialty. For every practice, Městomat also shows its contracts with ČPZP and VoZP.
Until what age does a child see a paediatrician?
A paediatrician (praktický lékař pro děti a dorost) can care for a child until the age of 19 at the latest; registration ends in the month the child turns 19. A GP for adults may register patients from the age of 14, but does not have to.
How often can I change our paediatrician?
Once every three months. Simply register your child with the new doctor, who will request the records from the previous one.
Can a paediatrician refuse us?
Only for legal reasons: if taking you on would exceed their reasonable workload, if you live so far away that they could not manage home visits, or if they have no contract with your health insurance company. They must give you the reason in writing.