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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Nhs 111 | History Defined

‘Only call if life-threatening’: London ambulance plea after heatwave sparks busiest day since pandemic

Days of record-breaking heat across the UK saw London’s paramedics inundated with emergency calls

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Union warns of significant NHS 111 staff departures

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Why NHS 111 call handlers are quitting their jobs in large numbers

A survey of more than 200 staff cited the volume of calls, staff shortages and aggressive callers as the worst challenges they faced in the job

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‘I dismissed my symptoms as food poisoning. Then meningitis almost killed me’

Hannah Ewing, 26, says the bacterial meningitis outbreak in Kent has left her fearful

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Kent meningitis outbreak: key questions answered

What are the symptoms of the infection? Can it be prevented? And what is being done to manage the situation?

The Guardian - UK

School pupil among two dead in meningitis outbreak

A pupil in Year 13 in Faversham has died, alongside a student at the University of Kent.

Evening Standard

Two dead after meningitis and septicaemia outbreak at university

The UKHSA said it was notified of 13 cases with signs and symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia from Friday to Sunday in the Canterbury area of Kent.

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Former ski racer Chemmy Alcott: ‘I’m probably more known as someone who broke bones in my career’

After breaking more than 40 bones during her skiing career, Chemmy Alcott is supporting an NHS campaign for people to only use A&E when it’s vital.

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Wes Streeting issues cold snap warning as pressure on NHS intensifies

The Health Secretary urged the public to only use A&E in genuine emergences

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Wes Streeting says ‘bitingly cold snap’ puts extra pressure on NHS hospitals

Data shows there can be a rise in heart attacks, strokes and respiratory illnesses during a cold snap as well as increased risk of trips and falls.

Evening Standard

Millions seeking help for minor ailments in England’s A&Es

Health officials have warned of a ‘tidal wave’ of winter illnesses in English hospitals.

Evening Standard

Brits Are Pulling Out Their Own Teeth for Lack of Urgent Dental Care Says Patient Watchdog

Healthwatch England reveals Brits resorting to pulling out own teeth as NHS urgent dental access falters. With fewer regular check-ups and growing inequalities, government pledges extra appointments but faces calls for deeper reforms.

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People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, watchdog finds

Emergency help should be available, but some being forced to travel 100 miles or go private, says Healthwatch England

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Healthcare firm Totally collapses but divisions sold

Rival PHL Group has bought Totally’s selective care and corporate wellbeing subsidiaries, as well as the urgent care division.

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Software provider fined £3m over ransomware attack that hit NHS services

The Information Commissioner’s Office said Advanced Computer Software Group had been fined over security failings that put personal data at risk.

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London student with epilepsy died after spending days desperately tying to get medication

Coroner demands NHS review following inquest into death of Brunel student Charlie Marriage in Camberwell

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NHS trusts declare critical incidents amid ‘sustained pressure’

Patients who require non-urgent care have been asked to ‘consider other options’ such as NHS 111 or contacting their GP.

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Hospitals declare critical incidents amid 'sustained pressure’ from flu and respiratory illnesses

Patients who require non-urgent care have been asked to ‘consider other options’ such as NHS 111 or contacting their GP

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Huge increase in people going to A&E with back pain, earache and even hiccups

A total of 963 perople went to hospital with hiccups

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A&Es treating more people with coughs and headaches

Millions of people seek help from emergency departments in England every year.

Evening Standard

LAS 'receiving same number of calls as New Year's Eve' as demand surges this winter

Exclusive: Call volumes are higher than at the peak of winter during the Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

One in seven A&E patients are repeat visitors with unmet needs, study finds

Some patients across UK turning to A&Es five or more times a year due to unresolved medical issues, charity says

The Independent UK

NHS’s top A&E doctor urges people to use 111 services this winter

It is estimated that up to two-fifths of A&E attendances are avoidable or could be better treated elsewhere, according to NHS England.

The Independent UK

Largest study of its kind finds breakthrough in battle against sudden hearing loss

Studies have linked a Covid-19 infection to sudden hearing loss

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People in mental health crisis in England can now call NHS 111

Change to single phone line for 24-hour support hailed by experts, though NHS leaders say 111 already stretched

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