Healthcare advice line now running
As the holiday season approaches Dorset residents are being given advice so they get the care they need and ease pressure on local healthcare services.
Launched in April 2013, the phone number 111 is for anyone requiring medical help that is not life threatening. It’s free, open 24 hours a day and calls are dealt with by a trained advisor.
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