NHS Direct

1 August 2013

It’s been another bad week for NHS 111. Lis Evenstad reports on a service that is becoming a by-word for

30 July 2013

The government should announce a parliamentary inquiry into the chaotic contracting and deployment of NHS 111, a BMA spokesperson says.

29 July 2013

NHS Direct is withdrawing from all of its NHS 111 contracts saying they are “financially unsustainable”.

18 July 2013

The decommissioning of NHS Direct’s 0845 telephone service in favour of NHS 111 has cost nearly £70m, says a National

28 June 2013

NHS Direct has cancelled contracts to provide NHS 111 in North Essex and Cornwall and revealed that all of its

20 June 2013

The on-going crisis in the roll-out of the NHS 111 service has pushed NHS Direct into deficit just one month

28 March 2013

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

22 March 2013

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

7 March 2013

NHS Direct is slashing its back-office costs in half and expects to make more than 300 whole time equivalent staff

4 March 2013

Contingency plans are in place to continue to provide the 0845 health advice line for up to half of England

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