NHS hospitals across England have declared critical incidents because of a surge in flu-related hospital admissions.

The health secretary reacts as data for the last week of 2024 showed two-fifths of A&E attendees waited longer than targeted ...

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital has declared a critical incident due to an "exceptionally high" demand on A&E and ...

Hospitals in Birmingham, Hampshire, Liverpool and Plymouth have declared critical incidents following a surge in patients ...

The number of people admitted to hospital with flu has quadrupled over the past month with health services feeling the strain ...

England’s top doctor says flu surge means 'demand is showing no signs of letting up' before an expected peak next week, as ...

NHS hospitals across England have declared critical incidents because of a surge in flu-related hospital admissions ...

One hospital declared a "full capacity" emergency after some patients reportedly waited as long as 91 hours in A&E before ...

An 'unusually high' level of infenctious patients comes after NHS figures revealed cases of the flu had skyrocketed by 300% ...

The health secretary has said some patients' experience of the NHS this winter makes him feel "ashamed". Wes Streeting said ...

Patients who require non-urgent care have been asked to ‘consider other options’ such as NHS 111 or contacting their GP.

It comes as several other NHS trusts throughout England have declared critical incidents over the last week over similar ...