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NHS nurses found maggots in wounds during the UK’s ‘suffocating’ heatwaves

The Independent UK News · 18 September 2026 at 00:01

NHS nurses found maggots in wounds during the UK’s ‘suffocating’ heatwaves

Cases of death, fainting and dehydration were documented during a survey of 2,471 nurses for the Royal College of Nursing

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NHS nurses found maggots in wounds during the UK’s ‘suffocating’ heatwaves

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