NHS crisis: Ambulance callers may be told to go to GP or pharmacist instead

Some ambulance callers to be told to visit urgent clinic or GP instead

Some ambulance callers to be told to visit urgent clinic or GP instead Successful trials of a new method of screening ambulance calls will see England’s public told to seek alternative treatment unless their condition is life-threatening.

NHS crisis: Ambulance callers may be told to go to GP or pharmacist instead

NHS crisis: Ambulance callers may be told to go to GP or pharmacist instead. Some ambulance callers to be told go elsewhere.

NHS crisis: Ambulance callers may be told to go to GP or pharmacist instead

NHS England wants category two calls - considered to be serious conditions that do not pose an immediate risk to life such as burns and severe headaches - reviewed.

999 callers sent to pharmacies instead of A&E under new screening system

Category two emergencies will be reviewed by crews to determine whether there is an alternative treatment option

Some people who dial 999 for ambulance will be told to speak to a GP

The NHS England system could include people reporting heart attacks, strokes, burns and headaches

Some ambulance callers to be told to visit urgent clinic or GP instead

NHS England expects ambulance services to move to the new system in the next couple of weeks.