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Village replaces NHS 111 number with talking to a gran

She doesn't believe you accidentally fell on the vacuum cleaner nozzle either.

She doesn’t believe you accidentally fell on the vacuum cleaner nozzle either.

Amid concerns that the NHS’s 111 non-emergency helpline is inadequately staffed and unsafe the village of Harold has replaced it with a freephone number answered by Ruby Butler, 83.

“It’s the perfect system,” said local GP, Clive Evans. “A significant proportion of those who access the NHS are time wasters. Since Ruby’s become the gatekeeper they’ve vanished faster than an X Factor winner’s career.” Continue reading

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