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Almost half of Christmas shoppers have never heard of the non-emergency NHS 111 helpline, a survey has found.
The week-long study was carried out at Churchill Square shopping centre in Brighton by the city’s clinical commissioning group (CCG).
It also revealed 68% of shoppers said that if they needed to speak to a nurse or doctor during the weekend or evening, their closed GP surgery would be the first number they would call.
This is despite the helpline being open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11677833.Shoppers_unsure_of_111_NHS_line/
The week-long study was carried out at Churchill Square shopping centre in Brighton by the city’s clinical commissioning group (CCG).
It also revealed 68% of shoppers said that if they needed to speak to a nurse or doctor during the weekend or evening, their closed GP surgery would be the first number they would call.
This is despite the helpline being open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11677833.Shoppers_unsure_of_111_NHS_line/