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.
East Kent hospitals NHS trust says officials 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) over 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.
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