Health · 5 hours ago
NI Health Minister Pauses Cuts to Phone First Triage
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Northern Ireland's health minister has told trusts that have not already closed Phone First to pause plans to scrap the triage line. The Northern Trust was due to end its service on 27 November and will now reassess. Belfast Trust has already stopped its line to save money. Phone First steers urgent callers away from crowded A and E when they can be treated elsewhere.
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