Monday, 1 February 2016

NHS 111 service under increasing pressure, figures show

NHS 111 service under increasing pressure, figures show


Out-of-hours service in England receives big rise in calls compared with last year and misses target for answering calls with 60 seconds

The NHS 111 non-emergency helpline, which was criticised this week following the death of a baby from sepsis, is under increasing pressure, figures suggest.

NHS England said 111 had seen a huge rise in calls last weekend, up between 24% and 30% on the same weekend last year.

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