West Midlands Ambulance Service wins back contract

West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) have won back a contract to deliver the local NHS 111 service.WMAS will take over the contract in November 2019, and plan to integrate both the 999 and 111 services in the area, leading to “significant improvements for patient care”.
For the past four years, the 111 service has been delivered by private company Care UK.
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