NHS Launches Campaign to Help People Spot Heart Attacks After Rise in Admissions

Medics take a patient from an ambulance into the Royal London Hospital in London on Jan. 19, 2021. Tolga Akmen /AFP via Getty Images

NHS England has launched a campaign to teach people common heart attack signs, as admissions in England rise by more 7,000 compared to the year before.

NHS figures released on Tuesday show that there were more than 84,000 hospital heart attack admissions in England during 2021–22, up by more than 7,000 compared to the previous year when fewer people came forward for care during COVID-19 lockdowns.