Useful Numbers

Useful numbers for when you really can't be bothered to go hunting.

The main ones parents actually end up needing: urgent help, GHA, school bits, family support, and a few support lines too.

Checked against official Gibraltar pages and public sources in 18 March 2026. Worth double-checking again in case anything has changed.

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Directory

Emergency & Safety

Community Safety Unit

Useful if you need the police community safety team directly.

Emergency services

For urgent police, fire, or ambulance help.

Royal Gibraltar Police

General enquiries and non-emergency police contact.

Healthcare

Children's Health Centre

Useful if you need the children's service through GHA.

Emily Mackintosh Maternity Ward

Maternity ward at St Bernard's Hospital.

GHA Call Centre

General GHA enquiries and hospital switchboard.

GHA urgent healthcare advice

24-hour GHA advice line for urgent healthcare help when it is not a 999 emergency, and also the access number for mental health crisis support.

Primary Care appointments

For GP appointments, same-day calls, bloods, dietician, and more.

Primary Care Centre enquiries

General enquiries for the Primary Care Centre.

Rainbow Children's Ward

St Bernard's Hospital children's ward.

Education & School

Department of Education

General enquiries for Gibraltar's education department.

Schools directory

Official page listing direct phone numbers for Gibraltar schools.

Family Support & Benefits

Care Agency fostering enquiries

For fostering information and first enquiries.

Child Protection Team

If you are worried about a child's welfare.

Child Welfare Grant office

Help with assessable income forms and child welfare grant paperwork.

Family & Community Centre

Parenting support and family-focused programmes through the Care Agency.

Social Assistance & Child Welfare Grant

Useful for child welfare grant and social assistance queries.

Support Lines

Childline

Support line for children and young people.

GibSams

Listening support if things feel too much.

Teenline

Support line aimed at teenagers.