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Why use NHS search on mobile?

Find your nearest health facilities, with NHS Choices and Directgov

You can't plan for every eventuality, especially when it comes to health.

That's why NHS Choices and Directgov have launched a new service to help you find your nearest health facilities, wherever you might be.

So if you need anything, whether it is plasters, fillings, spectacles or stitches - Directgov can point you in the right direction.

How it works

Simply text the name of the service you need (see full list below) to 64746

We'll find your postcode and send you a list of your nearest services, complete with addresses, phone numbers and maps. By texting this service your mobile network will reveal your location to us once - however, we do not store this information.

Follow these steps:

1. Text the name of the service you need, eg 'A&E' to 64746

2. Next you will receive a text message with a link

3. Open the link to get a list of the nearest services

Costs

As with the website, Directgov does not charge you to use any of its mobile services. However, your mobile operator may charge you to send a text message and access the internet on your phone.

As a rough guide, if you are paying £2 per MB (megabyte) of data, it may cost as little as 1p to browse five pages of Directgov. Costs will vary according to your contract so check with your network operator to find out more.

Full list of services

Choose from the following services:

• A&E
• alcohol support services (text 'alcohol')
• dentist
• GP
• optician
• pharmacy
• sexual health
• stop smoking (text 'quit')
• walk-in-centre (text 'walk in')