
Anyone know if...
...massage parlours count as a "health service?"
NHS Direct has launched a text messaging service providing details of local health services. The pilot is linked to the already-available information service on Freeview digital TV, which was launched in December. Send a text message to 61121 containing the name of the service required and a postcode and a response will be …
Like NHSDirect this is actually a fairly good idea.
Postcodes are on road signs (at least in London) so you can always know which area your in. Even when you've lived somewhere for a while you may not know where to go for a specific medical service.
An autoamted system should be cheap as chips (but I bet they got ripped off anyway, government IT procurement etc) and a manned system isn't particularly time consuming either.