Bank holiday fears over NHS 111 helpline

Name: Bank holiday fears over NHS 111 helpline
Uploaded: 2013-05-04T05:31:29.000Z
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Description: Accident and Emergency departments in England are being urged to make sure they have enough staff to cope with a potentially busy bank holiday weekend.

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Accident and Emergency departments in England are being urged to make sure they have enough staff to cope with a potentially busy bank holiday weekend.

The College of Emergency Medicine has expressed concern that patients are going straight to hospital after failing to get through to the new NHS 111 helpline.

Andy Moore reports.

4 May 2013