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NHS 111 service OrQestrates PDS

The North East Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust has bought Quicksilva’s orQestra to give staff working on its 111 service real-time
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Further call for halt on NHS 111

NHS Clinical Commissioners has called for a halt to the NHS 111 roll-out, as NHS England admits there are lessons
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BMA calls to halt NHS 111

GP leaders have called on the government to delay the launch of NHS 111, claiming patient safety is being sacrificed
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NHS 111 in ‘total meltdown’

The Manchester NHS 111 service went into “total meltdown” on its first night and the BMA’s General Practitioners’ Committee has
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Slippage in 111 go-live covered

Contingency plans are in place to continue to provide the 0845 health advice line for up to half of England
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Nick Chapman to leave NHS Direct

Nick Chapman, the chief executive of NHS Direct, will step down from his job next July, when the decommissioning of
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NHS Direct starts redundancy talks

More than 1,400 NHS Direct staff risk losing their jobs as the organisation begins a redundancy consultation period.
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Oxfordshire uses EDT Hub for 111

NHS Oxfordshire is using PCTI’s electronic document transfer hub to deliver 111 messages to GP practices.
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Job losses likely at NHS Direct

NHS Direct staff are preparing for significant job losses and numerous call centre closures as the service’s 0845 contract comes
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Directing calls to 111

NHS Direct is going through a period of immense change as the NHS 111 service gets underway. Rebecca Todd speaks
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