When you need medical help fast but it is not an emergency, visit 111.nhs.uk or call the NHS free phone number 111.
The service operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
If you contact NHS 111, you will be assessed, given advice and, if needed, directed to the most appropriate local health services.
Contact 111 if you:
- need an NHS urgent care service or urgent mental health help
- don’t know who to call for medical help
- need information about a health issue.
For urgent mental health support, select the mental health option when calling 111.
If it is an emergency and someone needs help to save their life, call 999.
