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NHS England figures show average category 2 ambulance response times, covering suspected heart attacks and strokes, reached 46 minutes in December, up from 39 minutes in November and against an 18…
The UK Health Security Agency first published public advice on flood recovery and mental health impacts on 27 October 2023, with accessible versions added on 13 March 2024.
The autumn vaccination programme for Wales begins on 11 September, offering flu and COVID-19 vaccinations to over 65s, at risk groups and those working or living with vulnerable people.
The UK Health Security Agency issued an Amber Heat Health Alert for most of England as the Met Office forecast heatwave conditions and temperatures up to 33°C into the weekend of 9 and 10 September…
Northern Ireland's Public Health Agency has brought the autumn flu and COVID-19 vaccination programmes forward to 18 September 2023 as a precaution after the BA.2.86 variant was first detected in the…
NHS England has announced winter preparations including care traffic control centres in every area, over 800 new ambulances, 5,000 more hospital beds and expanded respiratory hubs.
Junior doctors in England began a 72-hour strike at 7am on Wednesday, with NHS England warning of enormous disruption to routine care and thousands of procedures already postponed.
London Ambulance Service took 7,751 999 calls on Monday 12 June 2023, its busiest day since New Year's Eve 2021, and moved to its highest level of response as breathing difficulty cases more than…
The UK Health Security Agency issued a Heat Health Alert for England on 8 June 2023 ahead of the first sustained hot spell of the year, with those over 65 or with pre-existing conditions most…
The UK Health Security Agency has updated its England-only Adverse Weather Alerting service, run with the Met Office, to a colour coded system using green, yellow, amber and red levels instead of…
The UK Health Security Agency says its Weather-Health Alert system was updated in June 2023, replacing fixed temperature thresholds with a risk assessment that weighs duration, regions affected and…
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The MHRA has recalled all batches of Emerade 500 and 300 micrograms adrenaline auto-injectors after some pens failed to activate, and patients are told to obtain two replacement pens in another brand.
NHS England secured further safety critical mitigations with the Royal College of Nursing covering neonatal and paediatric intensive care, adult intensive care and emergency departments ahead of the…
The UK Health Security Agency updated its norovirus guidance on 17 April 2023, setting out how the winter vomiting bug spreads and the hygiene measures it says stop it passing between people.
NHS England's national medical director has warned that the next round of strikes will cause unparalleled disruption, with hundreds of thousands more appointments postponed on top of over 285,000…
NHS England has relaunched its Act F.A.S.T.
The UK Health Security Agency has extended its level 3 cold weather alert for the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber until 9am on Thursday 16 March, with a level 2 alert for the…
NHS England reports adult norovirus cases in hospital in England rose from 551 to 840 in the week ending 12 March 2023, a 50% increase, as overall hospital bed occupancy and NHS 111 call volumes also…
The UK Health Security Agency placed all regions of England under a level 3 cold weather alert from 1am on Monday 6 March to midnight on Thursday 9 March 2023, warning of severe cold, ice and snow.