The health service has just launched a campaign called help us help you that aims to redirect some of these crisis calls to walk in centres, GPs, pharmacies and by calling 111
I’m Alistair Clarke with news that October was the busiest month ever for A&E patients in the UK as 2.1 million of us sought urgent care and ambulances responded to 83,000 life saving calls. The health service has just launched a campaign called help us help you that aims to redirect some of these crisis calls to walk in centres, GPs, pharmacies and by calling 111 – that’s because the NHS says 40% of people turning up at the Emergency Department could be treated elsewhere. There’s also a special website 111.nhs.uk to redirect some of the urgent enquiries.
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