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The full rollout of the NHS non-emergency telephone service has been put back to next year, NHS officials say.
The 111 service was due to be in place in April, but five of the 46 services areas are still not live.
NHS England said it was important to make sure 111 was running properly before it was put in place everywhere.
The service has been dogged with problems with reports of calls going unanswered and poor advice being given.
NHS England announced the move to delay the full rollout until the "early part of 2014" after a review highlighted problems with the way the procurement and piloting of the service was run.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23354787
The 111 service was due to be in place in April, but five of the 46 services areas are still not live.
NHS England said it was important to make sure 111 was running properly before it was put in place everywhere.
The service has been dogged with problems with reports of calls going unanswered and poor advice being given.
NHS England announced the move to delay the full rollout until the "early part of 2014" after a review highlighted problems with the way the procurement and piloting of the service was run.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23354787