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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.
In Scotland, the NHS24 service moved from 0845 424 2424 to 111 on 29 April 2014. [25] [26] NHS 111 Wales (formally NHS Direct Wales) can now be accessed through the 111 number. [27] It previously used 0845 46 47 but the rollout of 111 was completed, [27] following trials starting in 2016 [28]
Possible number formats for UK telephone numbers are: Number length 10-digit NSN 9-digit NSN ... (NHS) can be reached on 111 for non-emergency calls (from landlines ...
NHS 111 will now offer mental health support to people of all ages in crisis, including children. ... Local health systems previously had their own separate phone lines, which took about 200,000 ...
111: 112 [92] New Caledonia: 112: Police – 17; Ambulance – 15; Fire – 18. New Zealand: 111: SMS messages can be sent to 111 from registered mobile phones. Traffic – *555 (mobile phones only). 112 and 911 redirect to 111 on mobile phones. [96] Dialing 000 and 999 plays a pre-recorded message advising the caller to call 111. Crime ...
‘NHS 111 Online is available to signpost people to the best option for their care needs ahead of winter,’ the NHS national medical director said.
The telephone number for NHS Direct Wales was 0845 46 47. All Welsh health boards have now migrated to the NHS 111 service. [4]NHS Direct Wales also has integrated services with many of the A&E departments in Wales where symptomatic callers phoning their A&E department will be transferred to NHS Direct for clinical triage.
Welsh ambulance service chiefs have urged the public to "drink sensibly" at New Year to help reduce demand on emergency services that suffered a 340-call backlog on Monday.