NHS Direct, a hotline, dishes out medical advice by phone and the internet to 8m people.

热线NHS Direct通过电话和互联网将医疗指导传递到800万用户。

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The next morning, after a night that is probably best left to the imagination, he called NHS Direct.

第二天早晨，在经历了一夜的无法想象的病痛折磨后，他拨通了国家卫生事业局的热线电话。

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The Conservatives had attempted in the 1990s to free the NHS from direct management by health authorities, establishing a quasi-market in services.

20世纪90年代，保守党曾试图将国民保健制度从卫生官员的直接管理中解放出来，并建立医疗保健服务方面的准市场。

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The 111 service, replacing NHS Direct, is due to launch in England on Monday.

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Anybody with severe symptoms is urged to contact their GP or NHS Direct services.

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The non-emergency number combines the old NHS Direct service with surgeries' own out-of-hours arrangements.

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