Nurses jump to defence of NHS 24 work

NURSES in the city have jumped to the defence of NHS 24 after it was criticised last week.

The Edinburgh-based Royal College of Nursing said patient satisfaction was high among users of the resource, which offers telephone and online health advice.

The Liberal Democrats had suggested a rise in child admissions to casualty across the country was linked to a lack of confidence in the service.

But an RCN spokeswoman said: "The staff of NHS 24 are highly qualified and have a wealth of experience in assessing all patients. Our latest evidence shows an overall (patient] satisfaction of 90 per cent."