NHS 111

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14 June 2012

Government delays 111 by six months

The government has extended the roll-out deadline for NHS 111 amid concerns that the urgent care number is increasing pressure
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13 June 2012

Mobile services surge for ACS

Advanced Computer Software has said it is seeing a burgeoning demand for mobile services from the health and social care
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13 June 2012

OOH figures increase pressure on NHS 111

A 17% increase in people presenting at urgent care and walk in centres across England has renewed concerns that NHS
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23 May 2012

LMCs renew attack on NHS 111

GP representatives have expressed “serious concerns” about the roll-out of NHS 111 and claimed the government is ignoring lessons from
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19 April 2012

Out-of-hours comparison tool launched

Data on the quality of out-of-hours services can be easily compared by commissioners and providers using an online benchmark tool
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2 April 2012

Unions join BMA in call for pause on 111

The Royal College of Nursing and Unison have added their voices to calls for a pause in the roll-out of
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28 March 2012

TPP launches NHS 111 module

TPP is looking for NHS organisations to pilot its new call centre module for NHS 111.
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20 February 2012

More doubts about NHS 111 deadline

Lessons learned from the NHS 111 pilots may be lost because of unrealistic deadlines for the roll-out of the urgent
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17 February 2012

BMA calls for NHS 111 slow-down

The British Medical Association has written to health secretary Andrew Lansley urging him to adopt a “flexible deadline” for the
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2 February 2012

More GP leaders raise concerns about 111

The BMA’s General Practitioner Committee is to consider its position on NHS 111 after one of its members called for
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