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Hospital 'missed earlier opportunity' to raise alarm about meningitis
A hospital trust has admitted it missed an earlier opportunity to alert health officials about a potential case of meningitis in Kent.
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NHS trust took two days to raise alarm about Kent meningitis outbreak, says report
East Kent hospitals NHS trust says officials could have acted sooner to notify UKHSA after first reported caseEast Kent hospitals NHS trust missed an earlier opportunity to alert the UK Health Securit...
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First five NHS trusts to be placed in special recovery programme named
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Meningitis B vaccines offered to more school children - as cases fall
Meningitis B vaccines will be offered to year 11 pupils at schools affected by the Kent outbreak.
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Meningitis B vaccine scheme widened to include some year 11 pupils in Kent
Scheme expanded to four schools with known or suspected cases, as UKHSA figures show number has fallen to 23The meningitis B vaccination programme will be expanded to include year 11 pupils at schools...
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Meningitis vaccines offered to some Year 11 pupils in Kent
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UK medical council overhaul may mean more doctors struck off for racism and antisemitism
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No new meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak found, health agency says
UKHSA reports 29 cases, the same figure as on Sunday, raising hopes the outbreak has been well contained No new cases of meningitis linked to the outbreak in Kent have been detected, raising hopes tha...
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Meningitis outbreak passes peak, says health agency
"We could still see cases continuing to come in, we need to keep an eye on those, the UKHSA says.
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Streeting praises response to meningitis outbreak
Wes Streeting praises the "Herculean efforts" to protect people from the Kent meningitis outbreak.
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Number of confirmed meningitis cases linked to fatal Kent outbreak drops to 20
Three cases previously confirmed reclassified by UK Health Security Agency after further testingThe number of confirmed meningitis cases linked to the Kent outbreak has fallen from 23 to 20.The UK Hea...
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