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What to do if you think your child has Strep A

Cases of scarlet fever have spiked as a result of Strep A infections

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

What to do if you think your child has Strep A

Cases of scarlet fever have spiked as a result of Strep A infections

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022

Strep A: Parents warned to look out for these symptoms as scarlet fever cases rise

Warning comes as another child dies after contracting Strep A infection

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022

Strep A: Parents warned to look out for these symptoms as scarlet fever cases rise

Warning comes as another child dies after contracting Strep A infection

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

A&Es ‘overflowing’ with children hit by winter viruses as Strep A deaths climb to 15

Emergency rooms in England saw record delays with one-third of patients waiting more than four hours to be seen

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

Nottingham parents facing NHS 111 waits due to "sheer volume" of Strep A calls

Nottingham's director of public health says there are no cases of invasive Strep A in the city and that the illness is usually mild

Nottingham Post · Dec 7, 2022

Strep A case confirmed at Bristol primary school

Around 23,000 cases of Strep A have been reported in the UK this year - compared with last year's 2,323 in the same time frame

Bristol Post · Dec 7, 2022

Strep A concerns create ‘carnage’ and ‘eyewatering demand’ for the NHS

‘We don’t know where this wave is going to end up. So we have to take it seriously,’ said Dr Shamez Ladhani

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

What to do if you think your child has Strep A

Cases of scarlet fever have spiked as a result of Strep A infections

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

Crisis in NHS 111: Mother-of-three waited 12 hours for scarlet fever call back

Patients are waiting hours as NHS 111 and urgent care services experience unprecedented levels of demand

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022