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NHS Direct has announced it is set to close next March, following its decision to withdraw from the provision of NHS 111 services around England.
The organisation announced earlier this year it was to withdraw from NHS 111 services, for which it was originally the biggest single provider, following a troubled rollout in the North West, West Midlands and London, which saw services being transferred back to out-of-hours providers. Pulse first reported there were doubts over its financial viability as a result of the failed rollout following a leaked copy of a report by the consultancy firm Deloitte.
Its 0845 number, which has been providing medical advice in areas where NHS 111 is not live, will cease in February 2014, by which point there will be interim providers of NHS 111 in all the areas affected by NHS Direct?s withdrawal.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/commiss...lose-next-march/20004823.article#.Umkgf_m2aSp
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The organisation announced earlier this year it was to withdraw from NHS 111 services, for which it was originally the biggest single provider, following a troubled rollout in the North West, West Midlands and London, which saw services being transferred back to out-of-hours providers. Pulse first reported there were doubts over its financial viability as a result of the failed rollout following a leaked copy of a report by the consultancy firm Deloitte.
Its 0845 number, which has been providing medical advice in areas where NHS 111 is not live, will cease in February 2014, by which point there will be interim providers of NHS 111 in all the areas affected by NHS Direct?s withdrawal.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/commiss...lose-next-march/20004823.article#.Umkgf_m2aSp
(free registration required)