Meningitis alarm was only raised TWO DAYS after NHS hospital had cases

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The NHS has been accused of waiting two days before raising the alarm about the meningitis outbreak in Kent . A patient reportedly first arrived at The Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate on the evening of Wednesday March 11. But the hospital did not report the case to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) until two days later, on Friday March 13, once a diagnosis had been confirmed - despite the hospital legally being required to report cases immediately. This two day wait led