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The remainder when dividing this number by 11 is calculated, yielding a number in the range 0–10, which would be 2 in this case. Finally, this number is subtracted from 11 to give the checksum in the range 1–11, in this case 9, which becomes the last digit of the NHS number. A checksum of 11 is represented by 0 in the final NHS number.
111 is a free-to-call single non-emergency number medical helpline operating in England, Scotland and Wales. The 111 phone service has replaced the various non-geographic 0845 rate numbers and is part of each country's National Health Service: in England the service is known as NHS 111; [1] in Scotland, NHS 24; [2] and in Wales, NHS 111 Wales.
People in England [28] and Scotland can access these services by dialling the free-to-call 111 number. Scotland's service is run by NHS24. [29] The telephone number for NHS Direct Wales/Galw Iechyd Cymru [30] was 0845 4647, but the 111 service was rolled out across all areas in 2022. [31]
111 is the emergency telephone number in New Zealand. NHS 111 is a free-to-call single non-emergency telephone number medical helpline provided by the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom operating in England, Scotland, and parts of Wales.
The NHS will potentially have a shortage of general practitioners. From 2015 to 2022, the number of GPs fell by 1,622 and some of those continuing to work have changed to work part-time. [57] In 2023, a report revealed that NHS staff had faced over incidents of 20,000 sexual misconduct from patients from 2017 to 2022 across 212 NHS Trusts.
In 2008 there was a decreasing availability of NHS dentistry following a new government contract [141] and a trend towards dentists accepting private patients only, [142] with 1 in 10 dentists having left the NHS. However, in 2014 the number of NHS dental patients increased. [143] There have been several high-profile scandals within the NHS.
NHS Direct was the health advice and information service provided by the National Health Service (NHS), established in March 1998. The nurse-led telephone information service provided residents and visitors in England with healthcare advice 24 hours a day, every day of the year through telephone contact on the national non-geographic 0845 46 47 number. [1]
NHS England, formerly the NHS Commissioning Board for England, is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care. It oversees the budget, planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the commissioning side of the National Health Service in England as set out in the Health and Social Care Act 2012 . [ 3 ]