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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

Evening Standard

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 Guardian - 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

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

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

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - UK

NHS IT firm faces £6m fine over medical records hack

Watchdog provisionally finds Advanced failed to act to protect data of 82,946 after ransomware attack in England

The Guardian - UK

Third of England’s pharmacy drug supplies hit by global IT outage, officials say

Multiple hospitals across the country have declared critical incidents following IT outage which hit 3,700 GP practices

The Independent UK

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Boy, 3, would have survived sepsis with quick hospital referral

Isaac Onyeka, from Loughton, became unresponsive at home after contracting a Strep A infection which led to sepsis

Evening Standard

Who tracked UK COVID infections the best at the height of the pandemic? A new study provides the answer

At the height of the COVID pandemic everybody, from health ministers to Joe public, wanted to know two things: how many infected people are there in the country? And is this number going up or down?

The Conversation

Warning over ‘long term decline’ in A&E as patients’ experience getting far worse

The CQC warned of long waits for emergency care as patients reported not always getting help

The Independent UK

People’s experience of A&E getting far worse, report warns

Waiting times have increased for both A&E and urgent care centres and people feel less likely to get help, the Care Quality Commission found.

The Independent UK

London warned of ‘devastating impact’ on NHS as doctors begin longest strike in history

Union warns strike is ‘last chance for doctors to restore their profession in the NHS’ as walkout begins

Evening Standard

Wales' STI hotspots mapped with cases of gonorrhoea and chlamydia at a ten year high

The number of people diagnosed with chlamydia and gonorrhea was at a ten year high last year

Wales Online

What you should do if you need medical help amid huge NHS strikes starting TOMORROW

The industrial action - involving doctors of all grades - will create 'significant challenges for the NHS'

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The Independent UK

More than a million NHS patients’ details compromised after cyberattack

Exclusive: NHS leaders warned patient data may have been accessed in university cyberattack

Evening Standard

Londoners urged to take care as junior doctors strike amid heatwave

Services are expected to be ‘extremely busy’ when junior doctors walk out for 72 hours this week

Bristol Post

People urged to use emergency care services wisely during Bank Holiday weekend

During this time, the public are asked to use local urgent and emergency care services appropriately by seeking help from 111.nhs.uk and treating minor illness and injuries at home where possible.

Manchester Evening News

NHS' vital warning to anyone on medication ahead of May bank holiday weekend

The fourth bank holiday since April is looming - and the health service has issued an important reminder

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The Guardian - UK

NHS ambulance staff in England quitting for less stressful, better paid jobs

At least one in five key workers in NHS trust services leave over the course of a year

The Independent UK

Four million calls to NHS 111 abandoned last year with waiting times of 25 minutes

Average wait time hit 25 minutes in December 2022

Wales Online

NHS 111 waiting times criticised after 'almost one in five callers hang up in frustration'

Research suggests the average time taken to answer calls is 25 minutes, leaving many to simply give up trying to speak to someone

Chronicle Live

Millions of calls to NHS 111 dropped last year as average time to answer stretches to 25 minutes

Almost one in five callers to NHS 111 gave up before speaking to anyone, according to new research released today

The Guardian - UK

Tory ‘neglect’ blamed for 3.6m abandoned calls to NHS 111 in England

Callers wait so long that nearly one in five hang up, finds Liberal Democrat commissioned analysis

The Independent UK

Almost four million calls to NHS 111 dropped amid long waits – analysis

Some 3.7 million calls to the helpline – equivalent to more than 10,000 a day – were abandoned, research shows.

Wales Online

Emergency care to be prioritised during most disruptive industrial action in England's NHS history

The junior doctor walkout begins at 7am on Tuesday in England and will not end until the morning of Saturday, April 15, which is the most extensive action on record

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