News archive - 2010
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NHS Direct's response to longer call back times
- 23/12/2010
- Chief Executive, Nick Chapman, comments on our current call back times.
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NHS Direct: A source of advice to patients over winter
- 22/12/2010
- For additional advice over the busy winter period you can use our newly developed suite of online health and symptom checkers.
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New health and symptom checker for diarrhoea and vomiting
- 10/12/2010
- NHS Direct has launched a health and symptom checker for people with diarrhoea and vomiting symptoms. This comes as the number of people contacting NHS Direct about these symptoms increases.
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NHS Direct re-appoints Non-executive Director and Audit Chair
- 07/10/2010
- Peter Catchpole has been re-appointed as a Non-executive Director and Audit Chair for the next four years.
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NHS Direct appoints a new Non-executive Director
- 05/10/2010
- NHS Direct has appointed Steve Duncan as a new Non-executive Director.
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Staff celebrate 10 years service with NHS Direct
- 30/09/2010
- 350 members of staff from NHS Direct are celebrating 10 years of service to patients.
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Patient Decision Aids piloted
- 28/09/2010
- NHS Direct has been commissioned to develop, pilot and implement online Patient Decision Aids (PDAs), designed to help patients make difficult decisions about their treatments and medical tests.
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NHS Direct comments on the organisation’s future
- 10/09/2010
- Chief Executive, Nick Chapman, comments on the Health Secretary’s announcement that the organisation is not being closed down
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NHS Direct comments on NHS 111
- 31/08/2010
- NHS 111 is a new telephone service which is being piloted in the North East. NHS Direct Chief Executive Nick Chapman comments on the media coverage about NHS Direct's role.
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Student health advice
- 26/08/2010
- Students are advised to store NHS Direct’s number – 0845 4647 – in their mobile for quick access to health information and advice as they prepare to live away from home for the first time.
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NHS Direct to develop homeworking for nurses
- 26/07/2010
- NHS Direct’s Board has agreed to progress with its plans for homeworking, following a successful pilot, providing nurses with the opportunity to experience a new way of working.
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New female sexual health symptom checker launched
- 21/07/2010
- NHS Direct has launched a brand new online tool offering advice to women about female sexual health concerns
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NHS Direct AGM to be live web streamed
- 19/07/2010
- NHS Direct is live web streaming its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 26th July 2010
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NHS Direct summer health advice
- 23/06/2010
- Follow our advice for keeping well in the heat, and find out how to treat common summer health conditions
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NHS Direct pilots new approach to patients' treatment decisions
- 03/06/2010
- We're piloting three Online Decision Aids to help patients make treatment choices
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NHS Direct appoints its first Director of Public Health
- 20/05/2010
- NHS Direct has appointed Dr Brian Gaffney as its first Director of Public Health - he will be responsible for developing our services in line with public health requirements
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NHS Direct appoints new Chief Operating Officer
- 29/03/2010
- NHS Direct has appointed Ronnette Lucraft as Chief Operating Officer to lead the Trust as it strives to improve its operational efficiency
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NHS Direct announces plans to make savings of £20m
- 22/03/2010
- NHS Direct has announced plans to make savings of £20 million in the next financial year allowing money to be released back into the wider NHS
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NHS Direct develops more online services
- 08/03/2010
- NHS Direct has announced plans to make savings of £20 million in the next financial year allowing money to be released back into the wider NHS
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New Non-executive Directors join NHS Direct
- 20/01/2010
- Two new Board members have been appointed to NHS Direct
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Festive calls to NHS Direct up 16% on last year
- 05/01/2010
- Calls to NHS Direct reached over 850,000 during the festive period
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Launch of NHS Stressline
- 04/01/2010
- How we’re helping the country to cope with the credit crunch
