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In the UK, ringing 101 gets you through to your local police dept's non-emergency number, and 111 gets you to NHS 24, the national non-emergency medical advice

In the UK, ringing 101 gets you through to your local police dept's non-emergency number, and 111 gets you to NHS 24, the national non-emergency medical advice service. Both of those are fairly recent, though - NHS 24 was launched in 2001, and 101 in 2009.

godelski 8y ago
That's kinda what I'm asking for. America really only has 911.
- camtarn 8y ago
  I think the UK definitely benefits from being much much smaller, and the emergency services much more tightly integrated, so rolling out new numbers is not as huge an endeavour as it would be in the States.