NHS declares critical incident amid rise in flu cases
Services are "extremely busy" due to a combination of factors including high levels of flu and norovirus, an NHS spokesperson said. Health chiefs have urged people to only call 99
Full list of NHS hospitals declaring critical incidents amid surge in flu cases
Multiple hospitals across the country have declared critical incidents as emergency departments continue to be swamped by surging winter flu cases.More than a dozen hospitals have declared the health system’s highest alert level as NHS England declared hospital flu cases are more than triple what they were last year,
Multiple hospitals declare critical incidents over soaring flu cases as A&E patients face 50 hour waits
Hospitals in Birmingham, Hampshire, Liverpool and Plymouth have declared critical incidents following a surge in patients with respiratory issues
NHS warns rise in flu cases is hitting hospitals
NHS England said as of 29 December, there were 87 flu patients at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital along with 32 at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. It has led NHS bosses to advise people who become unwell with a winter virus to self-care and call 111 to stop "significant pressure" being put on the healthcare system.
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