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Updated September 2026

👨‍⚕️ I cannot find a family doctor who takes new patients — who helps?

Direct answer

GP shortages are real in most of Europe, but you are entitled to primary care, and someone is responsible for finding it. Start with Deine Krankenkasse / Amt für Gesundheit (llv.li) — your health insurer or the public health service — which keeps the list of practices accepting patients and in many countries must assign you one if you cannot find one. Amt für Gesundheit — Aufsicht (+423 236 73 40) is the official practice finder and advice line. If nothing works, Gemeindeverwaltung (llv.li) has a duty to ensure care in the area and can intervene.

Call firstDeine Krankenkasse / Amt für Gesundheit
Report toAmt für Gesundheit — Aufsicht
If that failsGemeindeverwaltung

🗣️ What to say

"I live at [address] and have been unable to register with a family doctor: [practices] have refused because they are full. I ask you to assign me a practice or to tell me which practices in my area are obliged to accept me."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Use the official finderAmt für Gesundheit — Aufsicht lists practices with open lists; call in the morning, ask to be put on the waiting list.
  2. Ask the insurer: Deine Krankenkasse / Amt für GesundheitMany insurers must find you a doctor within a set distance or time; put the request in writing.
  3. Urgent care meanwhileOut-of-hours services and walk-in clinics do not require registration; pharmacies handle minor issues.
  4. Municipality: GemeindeverwaltungLocal authorities that fund practices can lean on them; a written request often works.
  5. Register the day a spot opensBring ID, insurance card and, if you have it, your previous records.

📇 All contacts

Deine Krankenkasse / Amt für GesundheitCoverage, doctor searchFor coverage questions🔗 www.llv.li/de/landesverwaltung/amt-fuer-gesundheit
Amt für Gesundheit — AufsichtExamines complaints about healthcare and providersWhen the provider did not resolve the complaint📞 +423 236 73 40🔗 www.llv.li/de/landesverwaltung/amt-fuer-gesundheit
GemeindeverwaltungMunicipal administration: residents, order, noise, wasteFor anything the municipality regulates🔗 www.llv.li
Beschwerdekommission / Landtag — PetitionenComplaints about authoritiesWhen the authority does not answer or acts unfairly🔗 www.landtag.li

❓ Frequently asked

I am new to the country and not yet insured

Emergency care is always given. Register with the insurer first — the insurance card is what practices ask for.

Can a practice refuse me?

Only for capacity reasons, not because of your condition or origin. A refusal for another reason is a complaint to Gemeindeverwaltung or the equality body.

Can I see a specialist without a GP?

In most countries a referral is needed for reimbursement; the insurer explains the exceptions (eye, dental, gynaecology).

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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