8 h. ago Greater Manchester's latest flu figures released for each NHS trust as new warning issued

The figures were revealed as resident doctors have entered the second day of strike action

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4 d. 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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5 d. ago Britain facing 'tsunami of flu' as NHS in 'most precarious position since pandemic'

Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns of super flu 'tsunami' and issues direct appeal to NHS doctors - warning that a strike is 'choosing to put lives at risk this Christmas'

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5 d. ago NHS warns of flu 'tidal wave' as hospital chief predicts January 'carnage'

Flu hospitalisations have surged 55% as NHS hospitals prepare for what one boss calls a "perfect storm" - but some experts question if the outbreak is as severe as claimed.

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5 d. ago Flu vaccine 'literally saved my life' says woman needing double lung transplant

Claire Davies has sounded a warning as the NHS reports rising flu cases

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5 d. ago NHS free flu jab criteria as health bosses warn of 'tidal wave'

Vaccines are frequently offered at GP surgeries, select pharmacies, maternity clinics, and care homes

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6 d. ago Super flu: NHS to face 'worst pressure since Covid', Wes Streeting warns

The Health Secretary has said he is 'genuinely fearful' for the NHS this winter

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6 d. ago Super flu – latest: Streeting warns NHS facing challenge ‘unlike any other since pandemic’ as cases surge

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

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6 d. ago Super flu – latest: Streeting warns NHS facing challenge ‘like any other since pandemic’ as cases surge

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

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6 d. ago 'Super flu' is posing threat to NHS unlike any since Covid pandemic, warns Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary called on resident doctors to call off their industrial action amid a sharp rise in flu cases across the country.

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6 d. ago Warning Scotland's flu outbreak could 'overwhelm' NHS wards as spread raised to 'high level'

A nursing union has warned that “a surging flu virus could soon overwhelm” wards and A&E departments.

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7 d. 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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7 d. ago NHS issues mask warning for Scots in two areas as flu cases continue to climb

The NHS is taking extra measures to keep Scots safe as flu cases are expected to hit record numbers this year.

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7 d. 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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7 d. 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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7 d. ago Superflu triggers 'worst case scenario' for ailing NHS as hospitalisations quadruple in worst

Surveillance programmes that monitor England's outbreak suggest flu hospital admissions are up 55 per cent on last week alone.

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7 d. 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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7 d. 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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8 d. ago Flu jab urgent one day deadline as NHS warns 'it's now or never'

The new H3N2 “subclade K” strain is behind a recent surge in cases of a particularly nasty flu this winter

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8 d. ago Woman shares 3 symptoms of 'worst' winter flu as NHS warns of unprecedented wave

A woman has shared three of the symptoms she's been dealing with as the UK continues to grapple with an "unprecedented flu wave" - and it seems she's not alone

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