NHS declares critical incident amid rise in flu cases
Services are "extremely busy" due to a combination of factors including high levels of flu and norovirus, an NHS spokesperson ...
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Flu jabs axed for over-50s 'fuelling NHS winter crisis', experts warn
The NHS winter crisis is being worsened by the decision to stop providing free flu jabs to people aged between 50 and 64, ...
NHS winter crisis ‘fuelled by axing flu jabs for people in their 50s’
The NHS winter crisis is being exacerbated by the decision to axe free flu jabs for those in their 50s, experts have said.
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‘I was hospitalised with flu and couldn’t breathe - the quad-demic is scary'
As several NHS trusts declare critical incidents amid soaring flu cases, one woman hospitalised by the virus says reports of a quad-demic are not scaremongering as it is frighteningly real ...
POLL: Do you think face masks should be mandatory again as flu cases surge? Vote here
With flu cases surging and yet to peak some are asking whether face masks should be made mandatory again to help reduce its ...
Multiple hospitals declare critical incidents over soaring flu cases as A&E patients face 50 hour waits
Hospitals in Birmingham, Hampshire, Liverpool and Plymouth have declared critical incidents following a surge in patients ...
Mask-wearing returns to hospitals amid flu chaos as at least 7 NHS trusts declare critical incidents
England’s top doctor says flu surge means 'demand is showing no signs of letting up' before an expected peak next week, as ...
NHS red flag symptoms you have flu and not a cold as 5,000 hospitalised
On December 29 the NHS reported 5,074 patients in hospital with the flu in England, four times the amount the same time the ...
Flu cases put 'very high pressure' on NHS Scotland
The health secretary reacts as data for the last week of 2024 showed two-fifths of A&E attendees waited longer than targeted ...
Top NHS doctor sounds alarm as A&Es could grind to a halt with flu peak STILL to come
A top NHS doctor has warned the peak of the flu season is yet to come as hospitals in England grapple with high demand.