NHS Direct

NHS Direct
a 24-hour nurse-led telephone helpline providing health-care advice and information on a variety of medical problems. There is also an NHS Direct online service available via the Internet, which provides a guide to treating many medical conditions.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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