Portsmouth hospital A&E appointments trial used by 200 patients A trial of prebooked A&E appointments has seen more than 200 patients use the system in its first week.
The pilot at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth sees NHS 111 call handlers book time slots for patients who have been advised to go to A&E but are not in a medical emergency.
The trial is aimed at cutting both wait times and the risk of coronavirus spreading in hospital waiting rooms. BBC News
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