NHS MisDirect (or ReDirect) are bloody useless. Their latest trick is calling amulances for people who DO NOT want them. I have had several occasions of late where crews have called up on the radio saying "Err, Can you tell me who called the ambulance to this address - No-one here has vcalled an ambulance." I say: "The call came from NHSD, via the location (from the caller identifier)" and the crew say "OK - Point taken - bear with us, get back to you shortly." Later on I get the full story. Most recent was a call in W6, so close to Charing Cross hospital you can spit on it. Six year old child been diagnosed with Chicken Pox by the GP few days earlier. Not surprisingly, the pox hasn't yet run it's course. The mother rang up NHSD, and - knowing that Charing Cross Hospital doesn't deal with paeds - asked if it was OK to take the child by car to Chelsea and Westminster, which does do kids. Apparently, ther moter stated CATEGORICALLY she did not want or need an ambulance, and was stunned when we turned up. Another complete waste of everyone's time.