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1 week ago London A&E departments ‘in the thick of it’ during flu crisis, warn hospital doctors

Data suggests virus outbreak in the capital is continuing to spread as cases jump 104 per cent on last winter

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2 w. ago North Wales NHS will 'struggle with flu surge amid bed crisis'

A retired consultant fears the NHS in North Wales will struggle to cope with rising flu cases due to a lack of community beds

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2 w. ago Doctor strikes particularly challenging in London, says Wes Streeting as city faces flu crisis

Wes Streeting said he recognised the ‘pain’ resident doctors had felt ‘in their pockets’

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2 w. ago Stark vid shows patients left in hospital corridors hours before doctors walk out on strike putting ‘lives at risk’

SHOCKING footage shows patients lined up in beds along hospital corridors - hours before a "dangerous" junior doctors' strike begins. Pensioners were among those seen waiting on rows of trolleys outside A&E wards at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital in Lancashire. The footage - secretly filmed by ITV News - lays bare the "super-flu" crisis,...

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2 w. ago Doctors vote to go ahead with strike this Christmas as NHS faces major flu crisis

Resident doctors in England have voted to reject the Government's offer

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2 w. ago Hospitals in England ‘face dangerous winter overcrowding due to discharge delays’

Exclusive: Analysis of NHS data shows rise in patients ‘stranded’ in beds as flu crisis hits and resident doctors’ strikes loomHospitals in England face dangerous overcrowding this winter because even more patients than last year are “stranded” in a bed, according to an analysis of NHS figures.The findings come as the health service struggles to cope with the early onset of its usual winter crisis driven by a crippling “flu-nami” and the NHS in England is bracing itself for a five-day strike by resident doctors starting on Wednesday.The percentage of bed days used by patients whose discharge was delayed rose from 10.1% in 2024 to 11% this year, an increase of 9% or 19,000 bed days.That rise was driven by an 8% year-on-year rise in the number of discharges, equivalent to about 3,800 patients a month.The number of the NHS’s overall stock of about 100,000 general and acute beds occupied last winter by delayed discharge patients hit a peak of 14%, but it is likely to be even higher this...

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2 w. ago Half of hospitals are battling their worst EVER flu outbreak as raging 'superflu' crisis sparks NHS meltdown and Covid

Creaking under the strain of an unprecedented 'tidal wave' that hit weeks earlier than expected, ailing hospitals have been plunged into their 'worst-case scenario'.

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3 w. ago Everything you need to know about crisis children's clinics in boroughs least protected as flu cases skyrocket

The NHS in Greater Manchester is urging parents in boroughs where there protection is lowest to take their children to extra clinics being put on

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3 w. ago Greater Manchester NHS urges parents in these boroughs to use crisis clinics as flu cases soar

More than 100 people were in hospital at the start of December with the flu, with numbers rising every day according to the region's senior health leaders

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3 w. ago NHS flu jabs came too late, pharmacies say as they blame superflu crisis on 'botched' rollout of vaccinations for children

Pharmacy leaders have claimed the spread of the virus could have been slowed if flu jabs were handed out earlier, blaming poor communications for a 'botched' rollout.

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3 w. ago ‘Beyond belief’ that resident doctors could strike amid flu crisis, says Starmer

Exclusive: PM’s outspoken attack on stoppages planned for 17-22 December risks inflaming tensions with medicsKeir Starmer: Resident doctors, a fair deal is on the table. Please do not strike at this moment of crisis for the NHSKeir Starmer has said it is “frankly beyond belief” that resident doctors would strike during the NHS’s worst moment since the pandemic, in remarks that risk inflaming tensions with medics.Writing for the Guardian, the prime minister made an outspoken attack on the strikes planned for 17-22 December for placing “the NHS and patients who need it in grave danger”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Children bearing brunt of 'super flu' crisis as Wes Streeting warns raging outbreak could TRIPLE in size and fears grow that looming doctors' strike could collapse overwhelmed NHS

The NHS is facing its most challenging winter since Covid-and the entire system could crumble under the pressure, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has warned.

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3 w. ago Children baring brunt of 'super flu' crisis as Wes Streeting warns raging outbreak could TRIPLE in size and fears grow that looming doctors' strike could collapse overwhelmed NHS

Children and teenagers are driving the surge in 'mutant flu' cases, new figures have revealed.

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3 w. ago The key difference between cold and 'super flu' symptoms as NHS braces for winter crisis

There are a few key symptoms to help you distinguish between a cold and a flu - as cases of H3N2 'super flu' surge

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3 w. ago 'Worst crisis since Covid': Super flu tearing through London as Streeting urges doctors to call off strike

The number of patients with flu in the capital’s hospitals has jumped 47% to 380 in a week

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3 w. ago 'Worst crisis since Covid': Super flu tearing through London as Streeting he urges doctors to call off strike

The number of patients with flu in the capital’s hospitals has jumped 47% to 380

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3 w. ago NHS braces for worst winter flu crisis ever as hospital cases surge 55% in a week – latest

Hospitalisations for flu in England hit highest ever levels for this time of year

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3 w. ago Are you worried about the 'super flu' crisis? Take our poll and have your say

A new aggressive flu variant known as 'K strain' or H3N2 has already seen a huge spike in hospitalisations with top NHS bosses warning that the worst is yet to come

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3 w. ago NHS faces 'super flu' crisis as bosses warn of 'worst case scenario' outbreak

NHS England has released its latest figures as the UK faces its most severe flu outbreak in decades, with the mutated H3N2 strain spreading

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