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Medical conditions and services
Find out about NHS Choices and NHS 111 and how they can help.
NHS Choices
NHS Choices has information to enable you to make a choice about when and where to receive your treatment. This is a detailed information service that helps to put you in control of your healthcare.
It can help you make decisions about your health, from lifestyle choices about:
- smoking
- drinking
- exercise
through to practical things like finding and using NHS services when you need them.
NHS 111
NHS 111 is a free-to-call non-emergency medical helpline. The service is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year and is intended for ‘urgent but not life-threatening health issues.
Simply dial 111 to use the service.
The service replaces:
- NHS Direct
- NHS24
- local GP out-of-hours services