Paediatric emergency — seek immediate care if your child has: fever in an infant under 3 months, difficulty breathing or blue/grey skin colouring, a rash that does not fade when pressed with a glass (call 112 immediately — possible meningitis), a first or prolonged seizure, loss of consciousness, a severe allergic reaction, or signs of serious injury. For paediatric emergencies call 155 or 112 immediately, or go to the nearest children's emergency department.
Finding an English-speaking doctor for your child in Czech Republic is one of the most common healthcare challenges for expat families. Most English-language clinics in Prague are clinic-based, concentrated in central Prague, and often fully registered with existing patients. For a child who is unwell today — at 8pm, or on a Saturday, or outside Prague — the practical options are limited.
Our doctors, registered with the Czech Medical Chamber (ČLK), offer children's GP consultations by secure video call in English — assessing your child's symptoms, advising on management, and coordinating referral or further investigation where clinically indicated. Same day, from anywhere in Czech Republic. A parent or guardian must be present throughout all consultations for children under 16.
Who This Service Is For
This consultation is appropriate for:
- Infants, children, and adolescents up to 18 years with acute or non-urgent health concerns
- Expat and international families in Czech Republic without a registered Czech paediatrician
- Families registered with a Czech paediatrician who need clinical advice today, outside clinic hours
- Parents who need a child's symptoms assessed in English before deciding whether to go to the emergency department
- Parents who received advice or documentation from a Czech paediatrician and want it explained in English
- Adolescents aged 16 and over who want to discuss a health concern directly with a doctor
This service is for acute and non-urgent GP-level paediatric concerns. For paediatric emergencies, call 155 or 112 or go to the nearest emergency department immediately. Fever in infants under 3 months requires emergency assessment — do not book a video consultation.
Understanding Paediatric Healthcare in Czech Republic
Every child in Czech Republic is entitled to register with a paediatrician (dětský lékař) — a separate specialty from adult GP care. Unlike in Ireland or the UK where a GP covers patients of all ages, Czech paediatric care is handled by dedicated paediatricians from birth through to 18 years.
In practice, finding a paediatrician who accepts new patients — and who speaks English — is consistently identified as one of the most difficult healthcare challenges for expat families in Czech Republic. Many paediatric practices are at capacity and not accepting new registrations. English-speaking paediatricians are rare outside central Prague.
Global Health provides paediatric GP-level consultations in English for children and adolescents — assessing acute and non-urgent concerns, providing clinical advice, issuing eRecept where clinically indicated, and coordinating referral to a Czech paediatrician or specialist where needed. This service works alongside your child's registered Czech paediatrician — not as a replacement for it.
Conditions Commonly Assessed
Respiratory and ENT
- Common cold, cough, and upper respiratory tract infections
- Ear infections — otitis media and otitis externa
- Sore throat and tonsillitis
- Croup — assessment and guidance
- Wheezing and mild asthma concerns
- Sinusitis in older children
Fever and General Illness
- Fever in children over 3 months — assessment, advice on management, and guidance on when to seek further care
- Viral illnesses — roseola, hand foot and mouth, chickenpox
- Gastroenteritis — vomiting and diarrhoea, dehydration assessment
- Urinary tract infections in children
- Fatigue and general malaise
Skin
- Rashes — assessment and guidance for parents
- Eczema in infants and children — flare management and ongoing advice
- Impetigo and skin infections in children
- Molluscum contagiosum
- Nappy rash and infant skin concerns
- Allergic skin reactions
Growth, Development, and Behaviour
- Parental concerns about developmental milestones — with referral for formal assessment where indicated
- Sleep difficulties in infants and young children
- Feeding concerns in infants
- Behavioural concerns in school-age children — with referral where indicated
- Adolescent health concerns — acne, menstrual health, mental wellbeing, weight concerns
Chronic Condition Management
- Asthma management in children — review and ongoing guidance
- Eczema — ongoing management and flare review
- Allergies — assessment and management guidance
- Chronic abdominal pain in children — assessment and referral where indicated
Other
- Medical documentation — school absence letters, fitness certificates, referral letters to Czech specialists
- Review of test results or clinical letters from Czech paediatricians — explained in English
- Pre-travel health advice for children
- Vaccination schedule queries — clarification and guidance
What Your Consultation Includes
Full paediatric clinical assessment
Your doctor takes a complete history of your child's symptoms — onset, duration, severity, associated symptoms, feeding and hydration status, relevant medical history, current medications, vaccination status, and family history where relevant. For younger children, the consultation is conducted with the parent describing symptoms and showing the child on video where relevant.
Safety assessment
Every paediatric consultation includes assessment of whether the child's presentation requires emergency or urgent in-person care. Your doctor advises clearly and immediately if this is the case.
Clear parental guidance
You leave the consultation knowing what is most likely happening with your child, what to do at home, what symptoms to watch for, what would prompt you to seek further care, and when to expect improvement. In paediatrics, parental confidence and knowledge is a clinical outcome in itself.
eRecept — where clinically appropriate
When clinically indicated, your doctor issues eRecept electronically. You receive the code and present it at any pharmacy of your choice in Czech Republic.
Referral and documentation
When referral to a Czech paediatrician, specialist, or emergency department is needed, your doctor issues the relevant documentation on the same day — in English and Czech where needed.
Important Information Before You Book
- A parent or guardian must be present throughout all consultations for children under 16. For adolescents aged 16 and over, the doctor assesses capacity to consent individually
- Fever in infants under 3 months is a medical emergency requiring immediate in-person assessment — do not book a video consultation for this presentation
- Rapidly deteriorating children — if your child is getting significantly worse while you are trying to book, go to the emergency department immediately rather than waiting for a consultation
- The decision to issue any documentation — sick notes, prescriptions, referral letters — is always a clinical decision made by the doctor after full assessment
- This service provides GP-level paediatric assessment — it is not a replacement for your child's registered Czech paediatrician for ongoing or complex care
Paediatric Emergency Contacts — Czech Republic
Paediatric emergency — call 155 or 112
Children's emergency departments in Prague:
- Fakultní nemocnice Motol — V Úvalu 84, Praha 5 — the main children's hospital in Czech Republic, 24/7 paediatric emergency
- Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady — Šrobárova 1150/50, Praha 10 — paediatric emergency
- Ústřední vojenská nemocnice (ÚVN) — U Vojenské nemocnice 1200, Praha 6
Outside Prague: Contact the nearest Fakultní nemocnice (university hospital) in your region — all have paediatric emergency departments.
Paediatric GP consultations are conducted by doctors registered with the Czech Medical Chamber (ČLK), in accordance with Czech telemedicine regulations under Act No. 372/2011 Sb. and Decree No. 30/2025 Sb. A parent or guardian must be present throughout all consultations for children under 16. Fever in infants under 3 months requires immediate in-person emergency assessment — this is not suitable for video consultation. Clinical recommendations, referrals, and documentation are issued solely at the doctor's professional discretion following full assessment. This service provides GP-level paediatric assessment — it is not a replacement for registered specialist paediatric care. This service is not suitable for paediatric emergencies — call 155 or 112 or go to the nearest children's emergency department immediately.
