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The Latest Breaking News from NHS 111

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

The Strep A signs and symptoms parents have been told to look out for

Six children in England and Wales have died from the infection in recent months

Manchester Evening News

Six children now dead from Strep A as number of infections skyrocket

There were 851 cases reported in a week compared with an average of 186 in preceding years

Wales Online

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Pensioner who called 111 vomiting brown liquid was given TESCO customer service number

Sally Jones has revealed that she was left feeling "super stressed" after she was advised by her local pharmacy that all her mother, Julia Jago, 89, needed for her symptoms were 'sips of water'

Daily Mirror

Ambulances line up outside hospital as A&E departments warn of SEVEN HOUR waits in region

One hospital saw an average of 330 patients coming through the A&E doors each day last week

Manchester Evening News

More than 2,000 people waited over 12 hours in Greater Manchester A&Es last month - the situation is only getting worse

More than 90,000 people waited longer than 12 hours in A&E over the last quarter in England - that figure was just 19 for the same period in 2010

Manchester Evening News

NHS 111 failures led to early Covid deaths, investigation finds

Inquiry says phone service misjudged levels of illness and failed to advise some to seek urgent help

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Housebound mum without vital medication waiting for call back from GP

"I felt really embarrassed, really low and intimidated. I felt like there was no one to help me"

Liverpool Echo

NHS 111 delays ‘leave patients waiting 20 times longer than target’

Six-minute-plus waits for operators as health service warns of coming winter pressure

The Independent UK

Brits will be urged to avoid A&E this winter in bid to reduce NHS pressure

The head of the health service has told hospitals to prepare public health campaigns to help "minimise" pressure on A&E departments over the winter

Daily Mirror

Health expert warns of spike in monkeypox cases amid shortage of vaccines

Four UK Chief Medical Officers agreed vaccine deployment should be prioritised where there are localised outbreaks

Wales Online

Why you should be ordering your repeat prescriptions now as bank holiday deadline revealed

Last bank holiday – the NHS 111 phone service saw more than a 400 per cent increase in people contacting it about repeat prescriptions

Manchester Evening News

NHS gets ready for winter with extra beds and more call handlers

Health leaders expect combination of Covid and flu to pile pressures on services that are already stretched

Chronicle Live

NHS medics 'making decisions blind' after ransomware hackers hold IT services hostage

The cyber-attack targeted a major NHS IT provider Advanced, who cover services such as NHS 111 and patient check-ins, after the ransomware hackers took control of the IT system

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Fears for patient data after ransomware attack on NHS software supplier

Attack being investigated for potential data theft as experts warn criminals could use stolen details as leverage

The Independent UK

Where have monkeypox cases been reported in the UK?

Total number of infections continuing to rise across Britain

The Guardian - UK

Ministers coordinate response after cyber-attack hits NHS 111

Outage that affected services across system may not be fully resolved until next week, says IT provider

Evening Standard

NHS 111 hit by major cyber attack as public warned to expect delays

The incident is affecting services in all four nations of the UK

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Brits warned of NHS 111 delays as cyber attack leaves staff using ‘pen and paper’

Delays have been warned of for Brits using the NHS 111 service due to a "major" computer outage caused by a cyber attack that has reportedly left staff using pens and paper

Wales Online

Ambulance service warning after 'major' cyber attack on NHS

The issues might not be fully resolved until next week

The Guardian - UK

NHS 111 expects delays after cyber-attack causes system outage

Services still available but will run at reduced capacity over the weekend

The Independent UK

Warning of NHS 111 delays after cyber attack causes computer system outage

The incident is affecting services in all four nations of the UK.

The Independent UK

NHS 111: Cyber-attack causes major IT systems outage

Affected IT system, Adastra, is used by 85 per cent of the service’s providers

Nottingham Post

Some non-urgent operations postponed at Nottinghamshire hospitals due to 'critical incident'

Some non-urgent operations continue to be postponed

Daily Mirror

School sends children home over fear of outbreak following confirmed monkeypox case

Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School, in London, remains open but, under guidance from the UK Health Security Agency, asked some pupils to leave the premises while contact tracing was underway

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