The Coalition Government’s Health Secretary Andrew Lansley indicated on August 26th that he intended to scrap the 24 hour adviceline NHS Direct and replace it with a new 111 with far less nursing staff to answer calls.

This decision was confirmed by a press release from the Department of Health.

Save NHS Direct was launched to stop the popular service being scrapped and an online petition against the plan has so far raised more than 16,000 signatures.

Prime Minister David Cameron has said that any petition reaching 100,000 signatures would guarantee a Commons debate on the matter.

So we call on the Coalition to think again and Save NHS Direct for the good of the nation.