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Emergency Services
To contact the police, fire or ambulance services dial 999 free
from any public or private telephone.
In case of accident most major hospitals have 24 hour accident
and emergency departments.
Free emergency treatment is open to European Union nationals
and nationals of non EU European countries upon production of
a passport.
There are no NHS charges for the following:
Treatment in accident and emergency departments
Certain district nursing, midwifery or health visiting
Emergency ambulance transport
Diagnosis and treatment of certain communicable diseases including
STD’s.
Family planning services
Compulsory Psychiatric treatment |
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Late Night Pharmacies
London has a handful of late-night pharmacies for those unexpected
emergencies.
Boots
75 Queensway, Bayswater, W2 4QH
020 7229 9266
Monday–Saturday 09:00-22:00
Sunday 14:00-22:00
Bayswater / Queensway Tubes
Zafash
233-5 Old Brompton Road, SW5 0EA
0207 373 2798
London’s only 24 hour pharmacy is open daily.
Earl’s Court Tube
There are some 24 hour emergency medical lines you can ring
if you urgently need to speak directly to a doctor:
Doctors
Direct 020 7603 3332 |
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Time
London runs on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) which is used as the
basis for all 24 of the world's time zones.
Each time zone is 15 degrees of longitude, the distance the
sun appears to move in an hour. One earth rotation is a
24-hour day is the basic unit for calculating time.
Most countries used their own capital as the zero counting point
until 1884, when a conference in Washington agreed that Greenwich
should be officially marked as the zero meridian.
The Greenwich meridian is marked on the ground in the Old Royal
Observatory courtyard at Greenwich in south east London. If
you stand astride the line one foot will be in the eastern hemisphere
and the other will be in the west.
In Europe the clocks go forward to Daylight Saving Time from
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Opening Hours
Museums and attractions are usually open from Tuesday to Sunday
or from Monday to Saturday. The majority open at 10:00 and close
at 18:00 but the times may vary. Almost all museums and attractions
will close on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, but many are likely
to stay open on other Public Holidays.
Shops and offices are open Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 18:00.
The vast majority of shops are open on Saturdays from about
10:00 to 19:00. Shops in the centre of town are usually open
on Sundays as well from about 12:00 to 17:00. All supermarkets
shut at 17:00 on Sundays even those which are open 24 hours
Monday – Saturday. |
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Licensing Laws
Britain’s antiquated licensing laws are on the brink of
reform. Currently pubs are open from about 11:00 to 23:00 ever
day except Sunday when they are required to close at 22:30.
The early closing hours are a hangover from the government’s
concern during World War I that the war effort was being hampered
by drunkness. A bill bringing in 24 hour licensing should be
in effect by mid 2004. |
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