As winter looms, the NHS 111 service is experiencing a surge in demand in the North West. Recent figures from the North West Ambulance Service show that in October, the service received 182,022 ...

NHS 111 will for the first time offer mental health support to people in crisis. Adults and children in England will now be able to call the phone number and access mental wellbeing help in the same ...

The proposed new NHS 111 non-emergency patient helpline is expected to include “an ongoing role” for NHS Direct alongside other providers, in line with an “any willing provider” approach, Health ...

The NHS 111 service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week via phone, online at 111.nhs.uk, or through the NHS App. It offers support for urgent but non-emergency health concerns and can ...

People seeking medical help via the NHS 111 service have been warned of delays due to a “major” computer system outage caused by a cyber attack. The issue is affecting the system used to refer ...

NHS chiefs have issued a warning to the public ahead of a five-day strike by resident doctors, previously known as junior ...

Thousands more people in the North West are using the NHS 111 service for medical help and advice. According to new figures from the North West Ambulance Service, more than 23,000 additional calls ...

NHS bodies around the UK are still restoring services after a cyber attack hit one of its suppliers before the weekend, taking out its 111 emergency advice line and causing disruption to ambulance ...

The NHS is encouraging people to get to the help they need by using NHS 111 as new data released by Surrey Heartlands shows that 82% of those surveyed who had contacted 111 said their call was ...

DORSET'S struggling NHS 111 service will be handed to a different provider due to problems with staffing levels. South Western Ambulance Service has announced it will be withdrawing from its contract ...

The NHS needs to 'futureproof' its telephone triage systems to cope with increased demand and changing situations during national emergencies, the national health care safety watchdog has stated. In a ...