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It’s been another bad week for NHS 111. Lis Evenstad reports on a service that is becoming a by-word for

The government should announce a parliamentary inquiry into the chaotic contracting and deployment of NHS 111, a BMA spokesperson says.

NHS Direct is withdrawing from all of its NHS 111 contracts saying they are “financially unsustainable”.

The decommissioning of NHS Direct’s 0845 telephone service in favour of NHS 111 has cost nearly £70m, says a National

NHS Direct has cancelled contracts to provide NHS 111 in North Essex and Cornwall and revealed that all of its

The on-going crisis in the roll-out of the NHS 111 service has pushed NHS Direct into deficit just one month

GP leaders have called on the government to delay the launch of NHS 111, claiming patient safety is being sacrificed

The Manchester NHS 111 service went into “total meltdown” on its first night and the BMA’s General Practitioners’ Committee has

NHS Direct is slashing its back-office costs in half and expects to make more than 300 whole time equivalent staff

Contingency plans are in place to continue to provide the 0845 health advice line for up to half of England

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