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NHS Direct taking 4,000 calls a week
Monday, 6 December 2010
NHS Direct is handling more than 4,000 calls a week from people suffering from suspected norovirus, figures showed today.
The number seeking help for diarrhoea and vomiting has been rising in recent weeks as the virus begins to take hold throughout the UK.
In November, NHS Direct received a total of 17,700 calls about these symptoms, which are most often caused by norovirus.
It is the highest number of calls per month since March and is in line with expectations for the time of year.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has analysed the data for NHS Direct's call volume and found it is consistently high enough to suggest the "beginning and continuation of periods of norovirus activity nationally".
Full text:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-direct-taking-4000-calls-a-week-2152696.html
Monday, 6 December 2010
NHS Direct is handling more than 4,000 calls a week from people suffering from suspected norovirus, figures showed today.
The number seeking help for diarrhoea and vomiting has been rising in recent weeks as the virus begins to take hold throughout the UK.
In November, NHS Direct received a total of 17,700 calls about these symptoms, which are most often caused by norovirus.
It is the highest number of calls per month since March and is in line with expectations for the time of year.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has analysed the data for NHS Direct's call volume and found it is consistently high enough to suggest the "beginning and continuation of periods of norovirus activity nationally".
Full text:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-direct-taking-4000-calls-a-week-2152696.html