NHS 24
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| Founded | April 6 |
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About NHS 24
NHS 24 is Scotland's national telehealth and telecare organisation. This special health board runs a telephone advice and triage service that covers the out-of-hours period.
A& E patients waiting more than 12 hours hits record high
... Staff being let down Staffing of the Nhs 24 helpline is to be increased, she said, while health boards will be backed in maximising capacity by opening GP practices on Saturdays...
Scottish hospitals are almost full, says Nicola Sturgeon
... Staffing of the Nhs 24 helpline is to be increased, while health boards will be backed in maximising capacity by opening GP practices on Saturdays...
BBC presenter got sepsis after doing awareness interview
... Presenter Sarah McMullan started feeling " really cold" during a morning shift but waited more than 36 hours to phone Nhs 24...
Both my girls have Crohn's and it's heart-breaking
... Jackie says she has spent hours on the phone to Nhs 24 and waiting in A& E because she cannot get the specialist support her daughters need when they experience a Crohn s flare...
Coronavirus: outbreak exercise showed a ‘significant gap' in readiness
... Exercise Iris was a tabletop exercise took place in a hotel in Stirling on 12 March 2018, and the participating health boards, Health Protection Scotland, the Scottish Ambulance Service and Nhs 24, the telephone advice service...
New coronavirus helpline facility for vulnerable Scots
... people should only worsen contact with Nhs 24, under the number 111-if the display of symptoms, which have not particularly improved heavy that, after seven days, or to be isolated while at home...
New coronavirus helpline facility for vulnerable Scots
The new helpline is aimed at people, which was not opened through a support network At Home
A Hotline to the advice of the Scots, who have a High Risk of coronavirus and do not have a support network At Home .
The Service is aimed at people who are older, disabled, pregnant, or who received a flu vaccination for health reasons.
It will give you a connection to the local services that can help deliver food and medicine, as well as emotional support.
communities Secretary, Aileen Campbell said it would allow the "most vulnerable" access "the essential help you Need ".
The telephone number is 0800 111 4000, and it will operate between 09:00 and 17:00 is first - although this could be extended later.
the government said devoted to The and was still the fastest way for people to see the latest health advice and information.
people should only worsen contact with Nhs 24 , under the number 111-if the display of symptoms, which have not particularly improved heavy that, after Seven Days , or to be isolated while At Home .
The new helpline is aimed at people in particular risk groups, such as those over 70 and Need the support of Mental Health services - Beyond those that fall in the "shield" category.
It is primarily on the people that do not have access to the internet, with the government of someone else's show, looking for support.
The telephone line to link callers to their local Council, who can help organize the supplies of food and medicines, as well as links to Social Work services for vulnerable children or adults, as well as contact with local groups of volunteers.
Alison Evison, President of the Council umbrella group Cosla, said the impact of The Virus was "even worse" for people without a support network.
said she: "This is a national helpline and support agreements provide security to our most vulnerable citizens. It is there to those who to At Home with no one to help you, and with No Other way of finding help locally. It allows you to instantly access the essential help that you Need . "
coronavirus pandemic
Source of news: bbc.com
