NHS Direct

News archive - 2011

Christmas health advice from NHS Direct

21/12/2011

NHS Direct has identified the most common winter health problems and developed a range of online health and symptom checkers to help people get advice quickly and easily over the Christmas period.
NHS Direct mobile app used 1 million times

11/11/2011

NHS Direct’s mobile app has provided trusted and reliable health advice to over one million patients in its first six months
Band 5 nurse opportunities with NHS Direct

09/11/2011

NHS Direct is looking to recruit a significant number of band 5 nurses after a positive response to the introduction of this group alongside its existing band 6 nursing workforce.
Symptom checkers recognised for improving patient care

07/10/2011

Our online health and symptom checkers won the ‘Excellence in Major Healthcare IT Development' award for their significant benefit to patient care by providing better choice and access to healthcare.
New online tools can help transform patients' lives

30/09/2011

Patients are being given the tools to help them make informed decisions about their treatments and to encourage a shared decision making process between them and their clinicians.
Reaction to media story: Three NHS Direct contact centres to close

28/09/2011

Nick Chapman, Chief Executive of NHS Direct, comments on the news that three NHS Direct contact centres will close.
NHS Direct provides online relief as advice for treating bites and stings soars

26/08/2011

NHS Direct is encouraging people to use its ‘bites and stings’ health and symptom checker as the latest call volumes show more people this year are turning to the service for advice on this topic.
NHS Direct's AGM is coming to a screen near you

18/07/2011

NHS Direct’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be available to watch live online on Monday 25 July.
NHS Direct secures NHS Pathways training contract

07/07/2011

NHS Direct has been selected to train advisors in other organisations on the use of NHS Pathways to support the roll out of NHS 111.
NHS Direct Business Plan 2011-16

28/06/2011

NHS Direct has published its business plan for the next five years, outlining an ambitious vision and strategy to compete to deliver remote and virtual healthcare in the new NHS landscape.
The NHS Direct app for iPhone has arrived

01/06/2011

Do you want trusted health advice straight to your pocket? NHS Direct now has an iPhone app available.
NHS Direct mobile app - for trusted health advice straight to your pocket

26/05/2011

Do you want trusted health advice straight to your pocket? NHS Direct has an app for that!
Use our online health and symptom checkers for help over Easter

14/04/2011

With the Easter bank holidays coming up, NHS Direct is encouraging patients to use its online health and symptom checkers to get instant health assessments and advice.
NHS Direct's latest symptom checker in time for the hay fever season

31/03/2011

Hay fever season is almost here. In preparation we've developed a new online tool to help people tackle the symptoms that can make spring and summer miserable.
NHS Direct confirms its intention to become a Foundation Trust

25/02/2011

NHS Direct has written to the Secretary of State for Health to confirm its intention to become a Foundation Trust from April 2013.
NHS Direct responds to reports about GP appointment booking

09/02/2011

Dr Brian Gaffney, NHS Direct Medical Director responds to news reports that NHS Direct is planning on taking over GP appointment booking.
NHS Direct win e-Government award

28/01/2011

Our online health and symptom checkers have won an e-Government award for their innovative approach to improving services for patients.
Web service overtakes telephone service during festive period

07/01/2011

Our telephone and web services were used over 830,000 times over the festive period, with over half of those numbers coming from the online health and symptom checkers.