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A national incident was declared in June 2022 after vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 was found in sewage samples from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works, taken between February and May.
NHS England reports that more than 8,000 extra patients attended emergency departments across the East of England in June 2022 compared with the same month last year, partly because of the Jubilee…
The Child Accident Prevention Trust has published the findings of an independent investigation into the death of a three-year-old who swallowed a button battery, alongside a new national safety…
Children's surgeons and the Child Accident Prevention Trust have warned parents about super strong magnets after a sharp rise in children needing emergency surgery for bowel injuries caused by…
NHS England has launched a "Help Us Help You" campaign running from 14 February to 31 March 2022, urging people to dial 999 at the early signs of a heart attack.
NHS England reported that more than 70,000 hospital staff were off sick each day on average in the week ending 30 January 2022, with ambulance arrivals at A&E the busiest since early December.
NHS England reports that 85,999 patients arrived at A&E by ambulance in the week ending 30 January 2022, the busiest week since the start of December, with around 70,000 staff off sick each day.
NHS England reported 85,467 ambulance arrivals at A&E in the week ending 23 January 2022, almost 2,000 more than the previous week and the busiest such week since the start of December.
NHS England reports that more than 72,000 staff were absent due to sickness each day on average in the week ending 23 January 2022, up 13,605 a day on the start of December.
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership and West Yorkshire Prepared launched a campaign on 20 January 2022 asking people to get vaccinated, wear a face covering and work from home if they can.
NHS England reported that more than 93.2% of adult general and acute beds were occupied in the week ending 16 January 2022, with high ambulance arrivals and more than 77,000 staff absent daily through…
The UK Health Security Agency extended its cold weather alert to all nine regions of England from midnight on Tuesday 4 January to midday on Thursday 6 January, with the Met Office warning of cold…