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If you are a member of the public looking for information and advice about coronavirus (COVID-19), including information about the COVID-19 vaccine, go to the NHS website. You can also find guidance and support on the GOV.UK website.
About urgent and emergency care
Our ambition is to ensure patients get the right care in the right place, whenever they need it.
NHS 111
NHS 111 is the free number to call when you have an urgent healthcare need. It directs you to the right local service, first time.
Ambulance
Find out how we support commissioners and ambulance services to further improve services for patients.
Reducing length of stay
Find out how we're continuing to improve performance at getting people home without unnecessary delay when they are ready to leave hospital.
Same day emergency care
Under this model of care, patients presenting at hospital with relevant conditions can be assessed, diagnosed, treated and discharged home the same day if clinically safe to do so, rather than being admitted to hospital.
Urgent treatment centres
Urgent treatment centres will provide fast and efficient care closer to home, improve patient care and reduce unnecessary A&E attendances.
News and blogs
NHS weekly winter operational statistics for the week ending 20 February 2022
NHS National Medical Director Professor Stephen Powis said: “Over 100,000 patients with COVID have been admitted to hospital since the emergence of the Omicron variant – and today’s figures show that staff remain under pressure on various fronts as they continue to make inroads on the elective backlog. “With seasonal pressures and almost 60,000 staff […]