What is 111?
NHS 111 is an NHS telephone and website service (here) for when you need urgent (but not emergency) care
- If you need to contact the NHS for urgent care, there are only three numbers to know:
- When you call 111, you will be given advice and directed straightaway to the local service that can help you best – e.g. an out-of-hours doctor, walk-in centre or urgent treatment centre (UTC), community nurse, emergency dentist or late opening chemist
- 111 can make an appointment with your GP in next 2-3 days
- NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
- Calls from landlines and mobile phones are free
- You can ask for an interpreter.
.. why not try it out?
