Emergency Telephone Numbers in Southern Holland

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Emergency Telephone Numbers in Southern Holland

Emergency Service	Telephone
Police, Ambulance, Fire (same as Pan-European emergency number)	Tel: 112
Coast Guard	Tel: 0900 0111
Police (non-emergency)	Tel: 0900 8844
Medical Emergency (night)	Tel: 070 346 9669
Chemist/Pharmacy (The Hague evening and night)	Tel: 070 345 1000
Utility emergency (gas, electricity, water)	Tel: 0800 1975
Child Helpline (02:00–20:00)	Tel: 0800 0432
Animal medical emergency Animal emergency (The Hague)	Tel: 0900 0245 Tel: 070 311 0307
Tandarts bemiddelingsbureau: Emergency orthodontic surgery (repairs braces). Open daily 24 hours	Tel: 0900 821 2230 Tel: 020 570 9595

Operators for the Pan-European emergency number (112) speak English and will contact the appropriate emergency service. Calling 112 is free from any telephone (mobile cellular or fixed-line).

Southern Holland Emergencies & Useful Telephone Numbers

The first Monday of each month at midday the emergency sirens are tested. There is no cause for alarm. In the event of a real emergency go inside and tune the television or radio to a local station for further information.

Medical emergencies and doctors

Most general practitioner's surgeries are open Monday to Friday 08:00-17:00. 

Evenings, weekends and public holidays calls made to SMASH (Mobile Doctors Service The Hague) are redirected to the local on-call doctor for The Hague, Rijswijk, Voorburg, Wassenaar, Leidschendam and Voorschoten:

• SMASH 
  Emergency Tel: 070 346 9669 (urgent medical situations and emergencies)

Local newspapers publish after hours emergency numbers.

• Website tandarts.nl list dentists in the Netherlands. It can be searched by dental speciality and by location: Click here (in Dutch only)

The Dutch Coastguard has a number of operational tasks some of which are carried out on their behalf by the Dutch Navy. The main operational centre at Den Helder is manned 24 hours a day and functions as a central reporting, information and co-ordination centre.

• Dutch Coastguard  
  Emergency Tel: 0900 0111
  Website 

The Hague

Huisartsen Kring Haaglanden (website in Dutch only) provides a telephone and web "doctor search" service to help a person find a doctor in their area. 

• Enter your address/postal code into the search box: Click here
• Or Tel: 070 312 9829 (from 09:00-10:00) 

Rotterdam

Delft

Hospitals in Southern Holland

Other Useful Numbers

Lost Property (gevonden voorwerpen)

The Hague Hospitality Centre

Contact point for all new residents and non-Dutch nationals working and living in The Hague. It has useful information packs and leaflets in English aimed at helping new arrivals to understand municipal departments and administration as well as help with organising healthcare and education.

• The Hague Hospitality Centre Xpat Desk
  At: City Hall (Atrium), Spui 70, The Hague
  Tel: 070 353 5043
  Open: Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00
  e-mail
  Website

Further Information

• AngloINFO INFOrmation Page on Helplines & Support Groups
• AngloINFO INFOrmation Page on Lost & Stolen Credit Cards & Mobile Phones