Doctors: Halt NHS hotline now... three days before launch of new phone service, BMA makes last-minute plea to prevent 'chaos' costing patients' lives | Mail Online

Doctors: Halt NHS hotline now... three days before launch of new phone service, BMA makes last-minute plea to prevent 'chaos' costing patients' lives |

Well, personally, I would rather wait in  an emergency department for a couple of hours then sit,hanging on the phone, giving the same details, time after time, to the same non entity on the other end of the line.
If things get worse, while you are in hospital, then you are in the right place. If they get worse,at home, then you are in the wrong place.  Think about it.
Don't waste time phoning these people.................get to a hospital right away   The money you waste hanging on the phone would pay a taxi !!!