10 h. ago Doctors would be 'irresponsible' to strike while NHS is battered by record levels of super

The PM urged medics to call off their walkout as health leaders warned the 'double-whammy' of flu and industrial action left them facing a 'worst case scenario' in the run-up to Christmas.

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13 h. ago Superflu LIVE: All the latest as NHS faces worst winter in years, A&E demand soars and masks make comeback

Superflu LIVE: Follow for all the latest updates on the outbreak of flu across the UK as the NHS faces its worst winter in years.

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15 h. ago Surge in super flu cases plunges NHS into ‘worst case scenario’ ahead of doctors’ strikes

Infections will get worse for the NHS as ‘the peak is not in sight yet’, says NHS medical director

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18 h. ago Q&A: As mutant 'super flu' sparks NHS meltdown with hospital 'critical incidents' and mask mandates, why is flu worse than ever before? Should I still get a jab? And what are the key symptoms?

With concerns rising by the day, here's everything you need to know about the mutant flu-and how to protect yourself from the virus.

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18 h. ago 'Super flu' warning as nation’s top doctor warns NHS faces 'worst

New NHS England data has revealed the number of young and old people being hospitalised with flu as ‘winter viruses start to engulf hospitals’ with staff 'pushed to the limit'

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19 h. ago NHS facing 'worst case scenario' as 'superflu' drives surge in hospitalisations

NHS bosses warn an 'unprecedented wave of super flu' is pushing the health service to the limit

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19 h. ago Surge in super flu cases plunges NHS into ‘worst case scenario’ before Christmas

Warning flu infections will get worse for the NHS as ‘the peak is not in sight yet’, says NHS medical director Professor Meghana Pandit

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20 h. 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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