6 d. ago Superbugs 'could overwhelm NHS' this winter as stretched health service faces tsunami of seasonal viruses

A superbug crisis threatens to overwhelm the NHS this winter, a leading charity has warned.

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1 week ago NHS will be hit by winter chaos when doctors strike for 5 days from TODAY, health bosses warn

A FIVE-day doctors’ strike which starts today will trigger winter chaos in the NHS, health bosses warn.  Thousands of resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, in the British Medical Association will down tools until Wednesday.  It is the third winter in a row of pay protests and a major blow to hopes of cutting waiting lists....

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1 week ago Doctors' strikes 'couldn't come at worse time for NHS' amid winter pressures and increased delays for patients, warns boss

The strike 'threatens to wipe out a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix our national health service', warns one NHS boss

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3 w. ago Hospitals will be 'as bad as during the pandemic' this winter, warns NHS boss

Jim Mackey, chief executive of NHS England, fears this winter could be “as tough as the pandemic” for under-pressure hospitals.

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3 w. ago NHS fears ‘worst flu epidemic in 10 years’ as cases already ‘three times higher’ than last year

BRITAIN could be hit by the worst flu epidemic in a decade, new figures suggest. NHS officals have warned the winter virus has arrived a month earlier than usual, with cases already three times higher than this time last year. It comes as Japan battles a severe flu epidemic of its own, with around 100 schools forced...

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4 w. ago NHS warns of ‘very infectious’ winter illness spreading among kids

The spread of infection among children is causing a rise in cases of this illness earlier than usual

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4 w. ago NHS warning issued on 'very infectious' winter illness spreading among children

Cases of this illness are rising earlier than usual due to the spread of infection among children

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