NHS 111 services definition

NHS 111 services means services provided as part of the telephone advice line commissioned by a Clinical Commissioning Group or the National Health Service Commissioning Board;

Examples of NHS 111 services in a sentence

• NHS 111 services will be a key component of the urgent care service.

• NHS 111 services will be rolled out to cover the whole of England.

• Care UK is England’s largest independent provider of NHS services and has a diverse portfolio of healthcare services which include elective surgery treatment centres, provision of healthcare in UK prisons, UCCs as well as OoH and NHS 111 services.

• At the time of writing, the 2018-19 NHS 111 contract is being negotiated with YAS by Greater Huddersfield CCG as the coordinating commissioner for the commissioning and contracting of NHS 111 services for Y&H.

• The number of calls received may not reflect total demand for NHS 111 services at a given time.

• The CCGs established a Joint Committee in 2017, which has delegated authority to take decisions collectively on matters relating to:  Acute hospital services  NHS 111 services  Ambulance services  Patient transport services  Acute mental health services The Joint Committee comprises representatives from each CCG and has one lay member.

• This service receives transfers from both NHS 111 services and local practices and assesses the needs and arranges suitable responses for patients who are COVID19 positive in a systematized and consistent way.

• Many of the measures build on previous initiatives, including the introduction of clinical streaming at the front door to A&E and the roll-out of NHS 111 services across the country.

• More information on NHS 111 services and the plans for change is included in Appendix 1 to this report.

• That members note the update on plans to change local NHS 111 services.