Family doctors, also known as general practitioners, play a very important role in the personal health and medical system. They are usually the first person a patient sees when any questions about their health arise. Family-doctor services cover treatment, prevention and referral to other specialists.

When can you see a family doctor?

At our clinic in Vilnius, family-doctor services are provided to people of all ages: infants, children, working-age adults and seniors. Most often, patients come to the clinic when they feel acute symptoms of illness, such as fever, cough or pain. Other patients regularly see specialist doctors, so they first come to the family doctor, who issues a referral and can order the necessary tests. Some people also have chronic diseases that require constant monitoring and review of the treatment plan. However, it is very important not to forget prevention. “Even if nothing hurts and you have no complaints, you should visit your family doctor regularly; taking your age and medical history into account, they will suggest taking part in preventive programmes or tests,” advises family doctor Monika Kvedaraitė.

What services do family doctors provide?

The main family-doctor services at AND klinika in Vilnius:

• examination of the patient and discussion of complaints;
• ordering blood, urine, electrocardiogram and other tests;
• referral to specialist doctors;
• drawing up a treatment plan and lifestyle adjustments;
• prescribing reimbursed and non-reimbursed medicines;
• issuing sick-leave certificates;
• discussing nutrition and habit adjustments and giving recommendations;
• issuing certificates;
• drawing up a preventive check-up plan.

It is considered that family-doctor services can resolve up to 80% of a patient's health problems. In all other cases, when the situation requires more detailed investigation, family doctors refer patients for specialist consultations.

How can you book a family-doctor consultation?

A family-doctor consultation is provided to patients who have registered in advance, by phone and through other online registration systems. Family-doctor services are provided to patients registered with an AND KLINIKA family doctor or privately, by choosing a paid family-doctor consultation in Vilnius.

For patients registered with us and covered by compulsory health insurance, family-doctor consultations, the attentive work of the nurses and the arrangement of specialist consultations, along with the blood and other diagnostic and laboratory tests included in the contract, are provided free of charge.