NHS Direct

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5 July 2012

NHS Direct staff ‘work in’ against 111

Nursing and health advisors at NHS Direct are to stage a “work in” today to protest against NHS 111.
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11 May 2012

NHS Direct to pilot GP appointment app

NHS Direct is considering a pilot that will allow patients in Lincolnshire to use a smartphone app or its website
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2 April 2012

Unions join BMA in call for pause on 111

The Royal College of Nursing and Unison have added their voices to calls for a pause in the roll-out of
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20 February 2012

More doubts about NHS 111 deadline

Lessons learned from the NHS 111 pilots may be lost because of unrealistic deadlines for the roll-out of the urgent
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14 February 2012

EHI Awards 2011: Direct and to the point

NHS Direct and InferMed were winners in the EHI Awards 2011 in association with BT for rebuilding the NHS Direct
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19 January 2012

‘Most complex’ NHS 111 pilot runs in NW

The country’s largest and most complex NHS 111 pilot has gone partly live, with three providers using both Adastra and
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11 January 2012

Good Xmas weather cuts NHS Direct calls

NHS Direct and NHS 24 saw a lower number of people using its telephone services over the festive period this
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15 March 2011

NHS Direct gets appy

NHS Direct will launch a series of apps for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry devices over the next month.
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28 February 2011

NHS Direct bids again for FT status

NHS Direct has renewed its plans to become a foundation trust on the basis that it will win contracts to
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8 February 2011

NHS Direct explores role in new NHS

NHS Direct may offer GP appointment booking to commissioning consortia as part of its plans to work with the new
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