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NHS 111 is now live in this area You should use the NHS 111 service if you urgently need medical help or advice but it's not a life-threatening situation. Call 11 1 if : you need medical help fast but it's not a 999 emergency you think you need to go to A&E or need another NHS urgent care service you don't know who to call or you don't have a GP to call you need health information or reassurance about what to do next For less urgent health needs, contact your GP or local pharmacist in the usual way. NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones. How does it work? The NHS 111 service is staffed by a team of fully trained advisers, supported by experienced nurses. They will ask you questions to assess your symptoms, then give you the healthcare advice you need or direct you straightaway to the local service that can help you best. That could be A&E, an out-of-hours doctor, an ur...

You've probably been reading about some of the massive changes about to hit the health system in North West London and may have contributed to the consultation exercise or attended some of the roadshows. Now the decision has been made and the summary is here  and the full gory details are   here . At least two major hospitals will be downgraded over the next three years: Northwick Park will remain a major hospital in this area with a new large A&E serving a huge area but Central Middlesex, Charing Cross and Ealing are being downgraded and some of their services moved elsewhere and the Hammersmith also faces major changes.  A lot of hospital work will be moving out into the 'community' - wherever that is - and it remains to be seen how and where that is to be accommodated and who delivers it and will the resources really be there.There is an aspirational   Brent Out of Hospital Plan . If we haven't had enough meetings and papers this year, there will be many...