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NHS England issued guidance on 20 February 2023 telling the public to keep seeking urgent care during industrial action by ambulance workers, with its medical director warning that disruption is…
Ambulance workers struck again on Friday 10 February 2023 after action on Monday, in what NHS England called the biggest industrial action in its history, with nurses and physiotherapists also taking…
NHS England has told patients to keep seeking emergency care and to use 111 online, pharmacies and general practice as ambulance strikes go ahead in England on 23 January 2023.
London Ambulance Service expects about half its normal vehicles on the road during industrial action on Monday 23 January 2023, with cover from non-striking staff, other NHS trusts and military…
NHS England reports 5,500 patients in hospital with flu in the week to New Year's Day, a 47% weekly rise, alongside more than 9,000 patients with COVID, and urges eligible people to take up winter…
NHS England has told patients to keep coming forward for urgent and emergency care during industrial action on Thursday, when 44 NHS trusts in England are expected to be affected.
NHS 111 received 706,129 calls in the week to 11 December 2022, up from 440,047 the week before, as NHS England urged the public to use the 111 online service.
The UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office warned that all regions of England would face severe cold weather from the evening of Wednesday 7 December, with a level 3 alert in place.
NHS England has urged people with conditions that may make them eligible for a covid booster, including some who do not know it, to check and self-declare ahead of Christmas.
NHS England has written to more than 800,000 parents urging flu vaccination for children under five, as hospitalisations in that age group reach 230 in a week against 12 a year earlier.
NHS England reports that November 2022 set records for A&E attendances and the most serious ambulance callouts, as it launched a campaign directing the public to NHS 111 online.
NHS England issued a Level 1 cold weather alert at 8.03am on Tuesday 1 November 2022, stating that no region was expected to exceed cold weather alert threshold criteria from 9am that day until…
NHS England has announced 24/7 system control centres in every local area, respiratory infection hubs and expanded falls response teams as part of its preparations for winter 2022.
NHS England is reminding 6.6 million eligible people in England to book an autumn Covid booster, with 5.5 million doses already given and infections rising.
Resuscitation Council UK has reported a nationwide shortage of defibrillators, replacement pads and batteries caused by supply chain delays, and says expired pads are no reason to remove a device from…
NHS England began its autumn COVID booster campaign in the week of 5 September 2022, starting with care home residents and housebound people, using a bivalent vaccine for the first time.
NHS England has set out measures to increase capacity before winter, including the equivalent of 7,000 more beds, more 111 and 999 call handlers and £10 million for mental health services.
The UK Health Security Agency issued a Level 3 Heat Health Alert in force from Tuesday through to Sunday, as the Met Office warned of extreme heat across much of southern England and parts of eastern…
The UK Health Security Agency has published advice on staying safe during an extended period of extreme heat, naming the groups most at risk and setting out the signs of heat exhaustion and…
A Level 3 heat-health alert was in place for southeastern England and a Level 2 alert for much of the rest of England in early July 2022, as NHS England warned of health risks to vulnerable patients.