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Sixty seconds on . . . 999 calls
BMJ 2017; 358 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j3467 (Published 18 July 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;358:j3467
- Anne Gulland
- London
Is this the annual “bonkers calls to 999” story?
Like the woman who called the ambulance service to find out whether the green part of a potato was poisonous? Unfortunately not, as I enjoy reading about the stupidity of the great unwashed. This is about NHS England overhauling the 999 response service.
What’s the plan?
Well, you’ll be given short shrift next time you drop the TV remote control and need someone to pick it up (this was a genuine 999 call), or …
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