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A non-emergency NHS 111 phone line will not be introduced before April 2015, the Welsh government has confirmed.
The news comes months after health minister Mark Drakeford said he wanted to speed up introduction of the line to ease pressures on A&E departments.
Now, he says it will not begin until potential pitfalls are ironed out and "maximum value" can be delivered.
Shadow health minister, Darren Millar AM, said there was "no worthwhile reason" to delay it for so long.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25010085
The news comes months after health minister Mark Drakeford said he wanted to speed up introduction of the line to ease pressures on A&E departments.
Now, he says it will not begin until potential pitfalls are ironed out and "maximum value" can be delivered.
Shadow health minister, Darren Millar AM, said there was "no worthwhile reason" to delay it for so long.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25010085