CALL 111 - THE NHS NON-EMERGENCY FREEPHONE NUMBER
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NHS 111 is a service introduced to make it easier for you to access local NHS healthcare services in England. You can call 111 when you need medical help fast, but it’s not a 999 emergency.
NHS 111 is a fast and easy way to get the right help, whatever the time.
NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones
NHS 111 is a fast and easy way to get the right help, whatever the time.
NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones
When to use it
You should use the NHS 111 service if you urgently need medical help or advice but it's not a life-threatening situation.
Call 111 if:
For less urgent health needs, contact your GP or local Pharmacist in the usual way. If a health professional has given you a specific phone number to call when you are concerned about your condition, continue to use that number. For immediate, life-threatening emergencies, continue to call 999.
You should use the NHS 111 service if you urgently need medical help or advice but it's not a life-threatening situation.
Call 111 if:
- You need medical help fast, but it is not a 999 emergency
- You think you need to go to A&E or need another NHS urgent care service
- You don't know who to call or you don't have a GP to call
- You need health information or reassurance about what to do next
For less urgent health needs, contact your GP or local Pharmacist in the usual way. If a health professional has given you a specific phone number to call when you are concerned about your condition, continue to use that number. For immediate, life-threatening emergencies, continue to call 999.
How it works
The NHS 111 service is staffed by a team of fully trained advisers, supported by experienced Nurses and Paramedics. They will ask you questions to assess your symptoms, then give you the healthcare advice you need or direct you straightaway to the local service that can help you best. That could be A&E, an out-of-hours Doctor, an Urgent Care Centre or a Walk-In Centre, a Community Nurse, an emergency Dentist or a late-opening Pharmacist.
Where possible, the NHS 111 team will book you an appointment or transfer you directly to the people you need to speak to.
If NHS 111 advisers think you need an ambulance, they will immediately arrange for one to be sent to you.
Calls to 111 are recorded. All calls and the records created are maintained securely, and will only be shared with others directly involved with your care.
The NHS 111 service is staffed by a team of fully trained advisers, supported by experienced Nurses and Paramedics. They will ask you questions to assess your symptoms, then give you the healthcare advice you need or direct you straightaway to the local service that can help you best. That could be A&E, an out-of-hours Doctor, an Urgent Care Centre or a Walk-In Centre, a Community Nurse, an emergency Dentist or a late-opening Pharmacist.
Where possible, the NHS 111 team will book you an appointment or transfer you directly to the people you need to speak to.
If NHS 111 advisers think you need an ambulance, they will immediately arrange for one to be sent to you.
Calls to 111 are recorded. All calls and the records created are maintained securely, and will only be shared with others directly involved with your care.
Have Your Say
Patients who wish to leave feedback about their experience of NHS 111 can do so via www.patientopinion.co.uk .
Also welcome is feedback from Health and Social Care Professionals to help us to learn and continually improve the NHS 111 service.
Patients who wish to leave feedback about their experience of NHS 111 can do so via www.patientopinion.co.uk .
Also welcome is feedback from Health and Social Care Professionals to help us to learn and continually improve the NHS 111 service.