A poll by Doctors.net.uk shows that 70% of doctors think the NHS 111 non-emergency hotline service should be scrapped.
The poll of 748 primary and secondary care doctors found that 70% wanted the 111 service withdrawn permanently, 16% of them thought it should remain temporarily withdrawn until fixed; while 12% thought it should be live but put right. Only 2% thought it did not need to be changed.