Health in Galicia: the steps, from official sources
What Galicia adds on health to the rules for all of Spain, each with its official page. The Spain-wide steps are on Health in Spain.
Book a GP appointment in Galicia (cita previa)
Primary-care appointments can be booked on sergas.gal, in the Sergas Móbil app, or by phone on the Sergas single number.
Choose or change your GP and health center
In Galicia you can change doctor or nurse online with a digital certificate or in person at your health center, subject to open quota and minimum intervals.
Get vaccinated in Galicia (seasonal campaign and appointments)
How Sergas runs the autumn flu and COVID-19 campaign and how appointments are given.
Get your Galician public health card (tarxeta sanitaria)
The Tarxeta Sanitaria is the Sergas card that identifies you in Galicia’s public health system; it is requested at a health center or online with a digital certificate and stays valid while you are registered as…
Pharmacies and out-of-hours pharmacy (farmacia de garda) in Galicia
Out-of-hours (garda) pharmacy rotas are set by the provincial pharmacists' colleges and checked by the Xunta; Sergas offers a general pharmacy finder, and the national pharmacists' council hosts a per-province garda…
Specialists and mental health care in Galicia
In Galicia your family doctor or pediatrician decides on a referral to a specialist; you cannot ask for one directly.
First-time SERGAS tarjeta sanitaria application in Galicia
SERGAS lets adults with a digital certificate apply for a first tarjeta sanitaria online via sergas.es; everyone else, including most new foreign residents, must apply in person at the patient-services counter…
Cities in Galicia
Your plan for Galicia, in your order. Documents, offices, hours and fees for your city.
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