An average of 41% of patients ready to leave hospital last week were discharged each day, according to data from NHS England.

The noise, huddles of doctors and nurses, anxious looks on faces, trolleys being navigated awkwardly around patients on ...

The NHS is on track for its worst flu season in more than a decade, new figures show. There were an average of 5,407 patients in hospital with flu every day last week, according to official data, a 21 ...

Services are "extremely busy" due to a combination of factors including high levels of flu and norovirus, an NHS spokesperson ...

The NHS winter crisis is being exacerbated by the decision to axe free flu jabs for those in their 50s, experts have said.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust is the latest to declare critical incidents in Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal hospitals. A leaked memo from the trust showed they were preparing to ...

Matthew Trainer, Barking and Havering NHS Trust’s chief executive, said it was like trying to pour a pint into a half pint glass. He said the corridor care was “hard to stomach”. On Monday, the Health ...

Whittington Hospital in North London posted the alarming advert last week pleading for temporary "corridor care" nurses ...

The results of a nurses’ survey show that patients are routinely receiving care in hospital corridors and waiting areas. The ...

NHS experienced the busiest year on record for A&E and ambulance services last year - with pressure continuing in 2025 as several critical incidents remain in force ...

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The NHS is cautioning that during this time of year, it might be easy to confuse flu symptoms with those of a rare condition.