Consumer watchdog slams NHS Direct

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2003 A consumer watchdog has claimed that patients calling the NHS Direct telephone helpline are being put at risk by long delays and nurses who miss crucial danger signals. Consumers’ Association magazine Which? made 33 calls to 11 centres using three medical scenarios including a potential ectopic pregnancy and unstable…

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