23 January 2023
Further ambulance strike scheduled for 23 January 2023
NHS England has said a further ambulance strike is scheduled for Monday 23 January 2023, following ambulance action on 11 January and nurse strikes on 18 and 19 January.
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January 2023
1 January 2023
UK Emergency Alerts system tested across the UK in 2023
The UK Government has tested the Emergency Alerts system across the UK, in 2023 and again in the summer of 2025, with every message clearly labelled as a test.
December 2022
21 December 2022
Ambulance workers to strike at nine out of 10 ambulance trusts
NHS England said ambulance workers would strike at nine out of 10 ambulance trusts on 21 December 2022, the day after nurses struck at 44 NHS trusts in England.
20 December 2022
Nurses strike in 11 NHS Trusts across the Midlands
Nurses struck in 11 NHS Trusts across the Midlands on 20 December 2022, with ambulance workers due to strike the following day, as NHS England set out advice on using services during industrial…
11 December 2022
NHS 111 calls rose over 60% in a week
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.
5 December 2022
UKHSA issues cold weather alert for England
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.
1 December 2022
Product Safety Alert issued for baby self-feeding products
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has warned that a new animal head shaped variant of baby self-feeding products has appeared, after it issued a Product Safety Alert on the products in…
November 2022
1 November 2022
NHS England issues Level 1 cold weather alert for winter preparedness and action
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…
October 2022
27 October 2022
Deaf paramedic urges BSL users to download new 999 BSL video calling app
London Ambulance Service has publicised the 999 BSL app, which connects deaf and speech-impaired callers to a British Sign Language interpreter by video for emergency calls to all services.
August 2022
11 August 2022
SSEN issues weather warning for extreme heat 12 to 15 August
SSEN issued a weather warning for its central southern England network ahead of Met Office Amber extreme heat warnings from 12 to 15 August 2022, flagging extreme fire risk and readying repair teams.
July 2022
16 July 2022
Unprecedented July 2022 heatwave hits the UK with a first red warning for extreme heat
The UK recorded its first red warning for extreme heat during an unprecedented heatwave from 16 to 19 July 2022, when temperatures reached 40.3°C in Coningsby, Lincolnshire.
11 July 2022
SCAS declares critical incident amid pressure on ambulance services
South Central Ambulance Service declared a critical incident on Monday 11 July 2022 because of pressure on its services, warning of delays for patients with less urgent needs.
1 July 2022
First ever Red Extreme Heat warning issued
The Met Office issued the UK's first ever Red Extreme Heat warning for parts of England, with an Amber warning covering much of England, Wales and southern Scotland, as temperatures exceeded 40°C for…
1 July 2022
Record 85,397 category 1 ambulance callouts in July 2022
NHS England reported that July 2022 saw 85,397 category 1 ambulance callouts, the highest number since records began, despite the heatwave that month.
June 2022
17 June 2022
Rhwymedigaeth i ddarparu gwasanaeth cyfnewid fideo brys yn dod i rym
Ofcom's requirement for regulated telecoms providers to supply an approved emergency video relay service for British Sign Language users took effect on 17 June 2022.
8 June 2022
Ofcom rules protecting essential phone boxes come into force
Ofcom's new rules protecting public phone boxes in areas with poor mobile coverage or high accident rates came into force on 8 June 2022, safeguarding boxes still needed by local communities.
1 June 2022
Emergency video relay to go live in the UK
Ofcom has approved Sign Language Interactions to run the UK's emergency video relay service, which is due to go live in June 2022 and is intended to be equivalent to voice 999.
May 2022
1 May 2022
Safety alerts issued on super strong magnets
Safety alerts have been issued over serious injuries to children from super strong magnets, with the product safety regulator and NHS England acting on products that can be swallowed.
April 2022
7 April 2022
Recalls link redirected to searchable list of alerts, reports and recalls
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has redirected the link to the latest consumer product recalls to a new searchable list of alerts, reports and recalls, as recorded in its 7 April 2022…
6 April 2022
SCAS declares critical incident due to extreme pressures
South Central Ambulance Service declared a critical incident in the early hours of 6 April 2022 because of extreme pressures, and stood the status down the following day.