If you are relocating to Prague this summer, your to-do list is likely massive: finding an apartment, securing your visa, and figuring out the public transit system. However, there is one crucial task expats consistently leave until the last minute: registering with local doctors. In the Czech Republic, waiting until you are sick to find a doctor is a massive mistake. The public system is heavily strained, and many clinics simply refuse new patients due to full capacity. To e

It is a scenario every parent in Prague knows well. Your child comes home from school with a crumpled paper at the bottom of their backpack. It is a registration form for the upcoming "Škola v přírodě" (School in Nature) or ski trip. Among the list of socks and snacks to pack, there is a bolded requirement: "Posudek o zdravotní způsobilosti." For expat parents, this often leads to a panic. Is this a prescription? A vaccination record? Do I need to see a doctor tomorrow ? Here

You’ve just left a doctor's office. You have a diagnosis—or perhaps, frustratingly, a lack of one. But instead of feeling relieved, you feel uneasy. Maybe the consultation was rushed in a busy public clinic. Maybe complex medical terms were lost in translation between Czech and English. Or perhaps your intuition is simply telling you that something important was missed. This lingering doubt is incredibly stressful, but it is also an important signal. When it comes to your hea