NHS Trust Missed Deadline to Report Kent Meningitis Outbreak, Two Dead
A report criticizes the East Kent hospitals NHS trust for taking two days to alert health authorities about a meningitis outbreak in Kent, missing an earlier opportunity to act. Two people have died, and over 10,000 have been vaccinated since the outbreak.
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Hospital waited two days before raising alarm about meningitis outbreak, BBC learns
Experts say the wait was indefensible and possibly delayed identification of the outbreak.
Read full article →NHS took two days to raise alarm about Kent meningitis outbreak, says report
East Kent hospitals NHS trust says it could have acted sooner to notify UKHSA after first reported case East Kent hospitals NHS trust missed an earlier opportunity to alert the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) of the meningitis outbreak in Kent, it has been reported. According to the BBC, the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother hospital in Margate first reported a case to the UKHSA on the afternoon of Friday 13 March. Continue reading...
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Read full article →British Hospital Missed Deadline To Report Meningitis Outbreak By 2 Days
Two people have died, and more than 10,000 people have been vaccinated since the outbreak of the infectious disease in the county of Kent.
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