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Sep 2016
New NHS 111 online service announced
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has outlined details of a new online service in which patients in England can enter their symptoms online and receive advice specific to their symptoms or a call back from a health professional.
The service, which is part of a move towards a paperless NHS, will also allow patients to order prescriptions, book appointments and access medical records. They will also be able to compare their local health service to others in the areas of diabetes and dementia. Further information on cancer and maternity services will be added towards the end of the year.
Mr Hunt said the new plans “will make it easier for patients to get medical support and information they needs, and should encourage more of us to use the growing range of online NHS services available.
“We live in the age of the smartphone, and we want the NHS to reflect that.
“This is a way of supplementing patients seeing their doctor in a more conventional, face-to-face setting, and crucially it will give people more choice and the opportunity to access healthcare in a way that works for them.”
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Posted by Karen Motley, Paralegal, Clinical Negligence Department, Chadwick Lawrence LLP (karenmotley@chadlaw.co.uk ), medical negligence lawyers and clinical negligence solicitors in Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield and Halifax, West Yorkshire.
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