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Enhanced NHS111 service launches for Kent, Medway and Sussex

The NHS111 service in Kent, Medway and Sussex is being enhanced and you can expect a more robust response with the same expert advice, now delivered by a wider range of healthcare professionals.

GPs, paramedics, nurses, mental health professionals, dental nurses and pharmacists will be part of the enhanced NHS111 clinical assessment service which launched on 1 October 2020.

People who call 111 – free from mobiles or landlines 24/7 – or access the service via www.111.nhs.uk will speak to call handlers and/or healthcare professionals who will be able to assess symptoms over the phone, issue prescriptions and directly book people into onward care appointments if they need one.

As the lead provider, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is working in conjunction with not-for-profit social enterprise Integrated Care 24 (IC24) to deliver the enhanced service.

Get more details on the East Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group website.