1 week ago 'It will ruin your Christmas': Top Manchester doctor gives worrying warning amid 'really serious' super flu fears

The senior medic has shared what people can do to stop getting seriously ill and having their festive season wrecked

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2 w. ago Paracetamol warning issued to all Brits as 'super flu' cases soar

With flu cases soaring this winter, a pharmacist has issued an urgent warning about a common mistake people make when taking paracetamol during the winter months

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2 w. ago Do you support the doctors going on strike? Take our poll and have your say

Resident doctors in England are on a five-day strike after rejecting a last minute deal as Health Secretary Wes Streeting warned that the walk out comes at "the worst time for the NHS"

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2 w. ago People living with one condition 'uniquely vulnerable' to super flu, scientist warns

A H3N2 virus - dubbed 'super flu' - is sweeping hospitals in England - and people with one health condition may be more at risk

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2 w. ago Impact from strike by doctors will continue into January, experts warn

Officials have said the strike had come at the ‘worst time’ for the NHS amid rising flu cases and other winter illnesses.

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2 w. ago Half of hospitals suffering from worst EVER flu outbreak as ‘super flu’ chaos triggers Covid

HALF of NHS hospitals are suffering from the worst flu outbreak ever recorded in the UK. Brits have been warned to brace for the H3N2 superflu surge, which shows no sign of peaking ahead of Christmas. Last week, an average of 2,660 patients were in hospital with the bug each day – the highest ever for this time of...

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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 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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3 w. ago 'Truth' behind UK 'super flu' outbreak as hospital boss warns 'could be carnage'

A surge in the number of people being hospitalised with the flu could see 'carnage' on wards, a hospital chief has warned - but other experts are sceptical

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3 w. ago Doctors' strike risks 'fatal harm' of patients as flu surge could collapse NHS

The Health Secretary said he was 'genuinely fearful' for the NHS if junior doctors walk out, claiming that tackling the mutant flu strain is 'probably the worst pressure the NHS has faced since Covid'.

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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 'Vaccine fatigue' behind low jab uptake as super flu rips through London, health chiefs warn

NHS London ‘pulling out all the stops’ to make sure people get the flu jab as hospitalisations surge

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Judi Love's son rushed to hospital as she issues warning over new 'super flu'

Judi Love has revealed that both her kids have been seriously unwell with a new strain of 'virus', with the comedian leaning on Loose Women co-star Charlene White for help

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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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 ‘Superflu’ mayhem will drag into New Year as mutant bug’s ‘longtail fuels post

THE NHS has been plunged into its worst-case winter scenario as an “unprecedented wave of superflu” pushed hospital cases up 55 per cent in a week.  Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urged Britons to “be careful” and blasted doctors plotting a mid-crisis strike next week as “irresponsible”.  NHS officials said there are now enough virus...

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