27 May 2011 – The cost subsidy of around 2p per minute from which NHS Direct benefits through use of a 0845 number is generally translated into a premium .

13 Apr 2011 – NHS Direct's main number, 0845 4647, is taking fewer calls than in the past: from 5.1m in 2009-10 – the year of pandemic flu – to 4.7m in .

9 Sep 2010 – Andrew Lansley said he had "not announced plans to scrap NHS Direct", just to phase out its telephone number. This appears to contradict .

If you have a medical emergency or query please contact NHS Direct or your local GP. . please call 0844 822 2888 and ask for pager number LON01. .

9 Sep 2010 – Andrew Lansley, secretary of state for health, said that NHS Direct would remain but that its telephone number would be replaced so that .

The NHS Direct telephone number is only 8 numbers long, so try adding 3 more .

7 posts - 5 authors - Last post: 2 Jan 2010Members may be interested to note that NHS Direct has stated that it would change to an alternative 03xx number in the event that the Darzi .

(Please do not use this telephone number for health enquiries - call 0845 .

28 Aug 2010 – He said the 1-1-1 helpline's telephone number would also be easier for callers to remember than the current NHS Direct one. .

21 Nov 2008 – Health chiefs have launched a root and branch review of the medical helpline NHS Direct after it emerged up to six in ten patients were .

29 Aug 2010 – The NHS 111 telephone number will eventually replace NHS Direct when it is rolled out nationally and will provide a single point of access .

NHS Direct Wales has a national textphone number for the deaf, hard of hearing and those with . The NHS Direct Wales textphone number is 0845 606 46 47. .

NHS Direct. For health advice and reassurance, 24 hours a day, .

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11 Feb 2011 – The Coalition's health reforms, bypassing bureaucrats and putting GPs in charge of the money, will, it argues, make the NHS more responsive .

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This is the number that connects them to The Appointments Line (TAL), provided by NHS Direct. TAL provides a telephone booking service for patients to book, .

9 Sep 2010 – "I have not announced plans to scrap NHS Direct. I have announced plans to phase out the NHS Direct number," the health secretary said in a .

The NHS Direct Wales website [3] provides a gateway to a number of resources in English, Welsh and other languages including a health encyclopaedia [4] and .

Website of the NHS Direct health advice and information service. . For an assessment and advice about hay fever and minor allergies, look no further. .

3 Jan 2011 – He said he had not announced plans to scrap NHS Direct, only to “phase out the NHS Direct number”. It is now obvious that Andrew Lansley .

23 Feb 2011 – You can call the NHS Direct helpline on telephone number 0845 46 47 at any time of the day or night, 365 days a year (including bank .

Screening and treatment is offered at a number of sites across all 4 PCTs. . NHS Direct aims to provide information and advice about health, .

GPs also provide an out-of-hours service - just ring your normal GP's number. NHS Direct: 0845 4647 www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories. When and why? .

I have announced plans to phase out the NHS Direct number.' So are reports of NHS Direct's demise premature? THA have followed the Department of Health's .

In the long-term, 111 could become the single number to access non-emergency care services in England, including NHS Direct. 999 will remain the number to .

29 Jun 2011 – However, NHS Direct chief nurse Tricia Hamilton told Nursing Times the predicted increase in call volumes through the free 111 number meant .

6 Jan 2010 – A record number of people accessed NHS Direct's telephone and online services over the festive period, according to its figures.

Website: http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk. Costs: There are no charges for this activity . Ring the NHS Direct telephone number - 0845 4647; When your call is .

Calling NHS Direct Wales using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) . mobile or land line number as there are times that we may need to call you back. .

When you phone your local PCT, ask for the department dealing with patient GP registrations. They can give you your NHS Number or direct you to the right .

Anyone wanting an appointment will first have to contact NHS Direct by dialling 111, which will be used as the new non-emergency medical number. .

1 Aug 2010 – NHS Direct has introduced a single, national textphone number for the deaf, hard of hearing and those with speech difficulties. .

11 Feb 2011 – Patients are charged up to 41p a minute to ring the 0845 helpline, which campaigners describe as a 'rip-off' on the sick.

31 Aug 2010 – Health secretary Andrew Lansley told reporters last week that NHS Direct would be replaced with a new 111 number service. .

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9 Sep 2010 – Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said today he has no plans to scrap health helpline NHS Direct - despite indications to the contrary in .

As well as these core services, NHS Direct provides a number of commissioned services throughout the NHS, such as specialised support for patients with long .

7 Feb 2010 – If you are feeling unwell or have any questions about health, then contact NHS Direct. The service can help provide information on a number .

With mobile phone usage at an all-time high, NHS Direct has launched a text messaging service which allows users to obtain details of local health services .

Sadly, some GPs complain about the service, but many will be putting the NHS Direct number on their answerphones before heading off on their Christmas break .

Contact details for NHS Direct. NHS Direct operates a 24-hour nurse advice and health . NHS Direct. Contact point. NHS Direct. Phone number. 0845 46 47 .

1 Sep 2010 – The latest move in this NHS game is the scrapping of NHS Direct and the piloting of 111 - the new number for non-emergency calls.

29 Aug 2010 – “I have not announced plans to scrap NHS Direct. I have announced plans to phase out the NHS Direct number,” the health secretary said in a .

Only a small number led to serious illness and sometimes death, . . as the first thing you here when you call NHS direct is if this call is about swine .

28 Aug 2010 – The 40% nurse proportion of staff on NHSDirect means that a number of people I know were more than a little fed up, already, with it being .

20 Mar 2011 – I'm aware that calls to 0800 are free but the NHS Direct number is not as it's a 0845 number. Here's my point. The calls to NHS Direct soon .

Whilst at the inception of NHS Direct in 1997/8 the 0845 number was charged by BT (now BT Retail) at the same rate as calls to “local” numbers, this is no .

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11 Feb 2011 – Eventually the Government wants to replace the current NHS Direct 0845 helpline with a new, free-phone '111' number, which would handle all .