If you need medical help fast, but it's not a 999 emergency, you can now call 111. NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and calls are free, including from mobiles.

If you have an illness that won’t go away contact your GP. If you urgently need to see a GP in the evening or at weekends you should contact the GP out of hours service.

Emergency departments/A&E is for life-threatening situations such as a heart attack or stroke and for the care of people who show the symptoms of serious illness or who are badly injured.