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BBC on MSN · 4h

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 said. Health chiefs have urged people to only call 99

The Independent on MSN · 20m

Full list of NHS hospitals declaring critical incidents amid surge in flu cases

Multiple hospitals across the country have declared critical incidents as emergency departments continue to be swamped by surging winter flu cases.More than a dozen hospitals have declared the health system’s highest alert level as NHS England declared hospital flu cases are more than triple what they were last year,

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 with respiratory issues

BBC on MSN · 5d

NHS warns rise in flu cases is hitting hospitals

NHS England said as of 29 December, there were 87 flu patients at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital along with 32 at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. It has led NHS bosses to advise people who become unwell with a winter virus to self-care and call 111 to stop "significant pressure" being put on the healthcare system.

17h

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.

3h

Top NHS doctor issues stark flu warning as hospitals 'full to bursting'

Hospital trusts across the country are declaring critical incidents over a 246% surge in flu cases this winter, with some A&E ...

41mon MSN

Hospital trust makes face mask plea amid flu spike

A hospital trust has "strongly urged" patients and visitors to wear face masks in its clinical areas amid a rise in flu and ...

16h

Flu peak yet to come, top doctor warns as hospitals under pressure

A top NHS doctor has warned the peak of the flu season is yet to come as hospitals wards across England are “full to bursting ...

PA Media on MSN12m

What the latest NHS hospital figures for England show

NHS England has published its latest monthly performance data for hospitals, along with this week’s snapshot of winter virus ...

17m

Bird flu symptoms in humans as US reports first-ever death

Human cases of bird flu have been detected before in the UK, Russia and China but concern has mounted as the US reported its ...

2don MSN

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 ...

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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 ...

18hon MSN

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.

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