Winter news, advice and blogs

NHS England’s winter news, advice from Clinical Directors and blogs can be found here. It is important the public know what they need to do to keep well and advice on how to keep well and where to get expert advice will be given throughout the winter and can be found on the NHS website.

Annual flu immunisation plan and letter 2015/16 published

Public Health England along with the Department of Health and NHS England have today published the Annual Flu Plan and Letter for 2015/16. The Plan will aid the development of robust and flexible operational plans by local organisations and emergency planners within the NHS and local government. It provides the public and healthcare professionals with […]

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Winter health check – 13 March 2015

This summary offers an overview of the system and pulls together information on waiting times in A&E, ambulance response times, daily situation reports from the NHS, and information on flu rates. Winter health check –  13 March 2015 (document is available on our archived website).

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Winter health check – 6 March 2015

This summary offers an overview of the system and pulls together information on waiting times in A&E, ambulance response times, daily situation reports from the NHS, and information on flu rates. Winter health check –  6 March 2015 (document is available on our archived website).

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Winter health check – 27 February 2015

This summary offers an overview of the system and pulls together information on waiting times in A&E, ambulance response times, daily situation reports from the NHS, and information on flu rates. Winter health check – 27 February 2015 (document is available in our archived website).

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Winter health check – 20 February 2015

This summary offers an overview of the system and pulls together information on waiting times in A&E, ambulance response times, daily situation reports from the NHS, and information on flu rates. Winter health check – 20 February 2015 (document is available on our archived website).

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Winter health check – 13 February 2015

This summary offers an overview of the system and pulls together information on waiting times in A&E, ambulance response times, daily situation reports from the NHS, and information on flu rates. Winter health check – 13 February 2015

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Cold weather alert

Current alert level: Level 1 – Winter preparedness and action Issued at: 0835 on Sun 8 Feb 2015 Temperatures/weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 08/02/2015 09:00:00 until further notice. More details about the weather alert is available on the MET Office website.

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Winter health check – 6 February 2015

This summary offers an overview of the system and pulls together information on waiting times in A&E, ambulance response times, daily situation reports from the NHS, and information on flu rates. Winter health check – 6 February 2015 (document available on our archived website)

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Cold weather alert

Issued at: 0827 on Fri 06 Feb 2015 There is a 70% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 0900 on Friday 06 Feb and 0900 on Sunday 08 Feb in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. More details about the weather […]

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Cold weather alert

Issued at: 0829 on Wed 4 Feb 2015 There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions between 0800 on Wednesday 4 Feb and 0900 on Sunday 8 Feb in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. More details about the weather alert […]

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