NHS 111 phone line will undergo 'fundamental' reform, Jeremy Hunt promises

NHS 111 phone line will undergo 'fundamental' reform, Jeremy Hunt promises The NHS 111 phone line service will undergo “fundamental” reform in the wake of a report into an unnecessary death of a child, Jeremy Hunt has said.

William Mead, from Cornwall, died of Sepsis after NHS 111 failed to diagnose his condition. The Independent

See also:

• Hunt sorry for baby death failings BBC News
• VIDEO: 'I touched him but he didn't move' BBC News
• Sepsis: Why can it be so hard to spot? BBC News
• Jeremy Hunt apologises to Mead family over NHS sepsis failings The Daily Mail
• Report condemns NHS out-of-hours service as not safe for sick children The Daily Mail
• How many more lives will be lost because of the NHS 111 service? The Daily Mail
• What's the point of the NHS if it can't spot a dying child? The Daily Mail
• NHS 111 will be "fundamentally" overhauled in wake of a string of scandals, Jeremy Hunt says The Daily Telegraph
• NHS 111 helpline 'broken', says mother of baby who died of sepsis The Guardian
• Mother tells how NHS 111 helpline failed to save son – video The Guardian
• What is sepsis? The Guardian
• William Mead's 'fate was sealed' after NHS 111 call handlers failed to identify his deadly illness, says mother The Independent
• NHS 111 failed baby who died of sepsis, concludes report OnMedica