Health Protection

Your general practitioner can refer you, by means of a medical prescription, to the National Hospital Service for Environmental Medicine (SHNME).

There, a doctor specialising in environmental medicine will see you for a full consultation and determine which analyses need to be performed.

To make an appointment for a consultation at the SHNME, please send the prescription together with your consultation request to the following address: info.medi@lns.etat.lu.

info.medi@lns.etat.lu.

There are no specific symptoms that directly identify a particular type of pollution. However, air quality or the presence of dust in your home may cause various problems (respiratory, eye, skin, ENT, gastrointestinal, etc.), the severity of which varies according to the type of pollutant, the duration and the level of exposure.

No. For any water analysis, please contact the Water Management Administration (AGE) directly.

Registration is completed online via the following link: Take part in the LëtzHBM survey.
If you are eligible to take part in the survey, you will be contacted by telephone to arrange an appointment and have the samples collected directly at your home.
If you are not eligible, you will receive an email informing you that you cannot take part in the survey.

Your test results are automatically sent to the healthcare professional who requested the test, as well as to any other healthcare professionals copied on the request, where applicable.
You may also receive your test report by post if this option was requested when the test was prescribed.

However, for certain tests, the reports cannot be sent directly to you.

This is particularly the case for certain genetic and pathology tests, which require appropriate support and additional explanations to ensure their results are properly understood. For these tests, the results are sent only to the requesting physician, so that they can be communicated to you with the appropriate guidance and in the context of your medical care.

Since 1 October 2026, pathology and cytology reports are directly integrated into your electronic healthcare record (DSP). You will therefore be able to see in your DSP that your examination report is available.

Pathology reports will remain locked in the DSP. Access to them can be unlocked by any healthcare professional who is part of the circle of trust defined by the patient. This measure ensures that the results, which may be complex to interpret, can be explained to you and put into context by a healthcare professional.

Cytology reports will be immediately accessible.

Turnaround times vary depending on the nature and complexity of the analyses performed. They can be found in the analysis catalogue.

Please note:

• For certain specialised examinations, additional time may be required because of the techniques used or additional analyses.
• Samples are generally processed on D+1 after collection. This period may be longer for certain analyses.
• Analyses are performed only from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).

Your prescribing doctor remains your main point of contact for explaining your test results and ensuring appropriate medical follow-up based on your clinical situation.