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The government has announced a delay in the rollout of the NHS 111 number in England.
The free one-stop number for patients with urgent, but not life-threatening symptoms, was planned for April 2013.
But now the Department of Health has said areas can have more time to introduce the service.
Doctors' leaders - who had in the past expressed "serious concerns" about the rollout - welcomed the delay.
Nursing leaders and the union Unison had also expressed reservations about plans for the service.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18450428
The free one-stop number for patients with urgent, but not life-threatening symptoms, was planned for April 2013.
But now the Department of Health has said areas can have more time to introduce the service.
Doctors' leaders - who had in the past expressed "serious concerns" about the rollout - welcomed the delay.
Nursing leaders and the union Unison had also expressed reservations about plans for the service.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18450428