'It was like a Victorian workhouse': Your stories of NHS pressures as flu cases rise
Winter pressures are mounting on the NHS. Several hospital trusts have declared critical incidents in recent days and the health secretary has said that some of the stories being told by NHS patients make him feel "ashamed".
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The number of patients on wards with flu increased by a fifth from 4,469 at the end of December to 5,408 last week, NHS data showed. Analysis of the figures has revealed the average number of patients on wards at each NHS trust in England.
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Hospital trusts across the country are declaring critical incidents over a 246% surge in flu cases this winter, with some A&E ...
A top NHS doctor has warned the peak of the flu season is yet to come as hospitals in England grapple with high demand.
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