England’s most senior nurse has called on the NHS’ million-plus frontline workers to protect themselves and their patients this year by taking up their free flu jab. Ruth May, the Chief Nursing Officer for England, is spearheading this year’s drive to ensure that as many NHS staff as possible get vaccinated against seasonal flu – […]

Issued at 9.12am on Wednesday 20 November 2019 Temperatures/weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 12 midday on 20 November 2019 until further notice. More details about this weather alert are available on the Met Office website.

Issued at 8.44am on Monday 18 November 2019 There is a 70% probability of severe cold weather between 9.00am on Monday 18 November and 12.00pm on Wednesday 20 November in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about staying well this […]

Issued at 6.59am on Friday 1 November 2019 Temperatures/weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 1 November 2019 9.00am until further notice. More details about this weather alert are available on the Met Office website.

NHS staff provided timely, high quality care to a record numbers of people in England this winter, according to official figures published today. The hard work of frontline staff combined with ongoing improvements to how the NHS provides care meant over 380,000 more patients were treated within four hours in Accident and Emergency (A&E) than […]

Issued at 8.49am on Monday 4 February 2019 Temperatures/weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 4 February 2019 9.00am until further notice. More details about this weather alert are available on the Met Office website.

NHS staff are walking miles in snow, digging vehicles out of drifts and sleeping in hospitals to ensure patients continue to get the care they need. England’s top doctor and nurse praised NHS staff across the country for going to ‘extraordinary lengths’ to ensure they are ‘there to care’ for patients in the face of […]

Issued at 8.51am on Friday 1 February 2019 There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 9.00am on Friday 1 February and 9.00am on Monday 4 February in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about staying […]

Issued at 12.23pm on Thursday 31 January 2019 There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/snow between 2.00pm on Thursday 31 January and 9.00am on Friday 1 February in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about staying well […]

Issued at 8.54am on Monday 28 January 2019 There is a 90 per cent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 9.00am on Monday 28 January and 9.00am on Friday 1 February in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out […]