The noise, huddles of doctors and nurses, anxious looks on faces, trolleys being navigated awkwardly around patients on chairs, and above all the dedication of staff on the A&E frontline in conditions ...

Services are "extremely busy" due to a combination of factors including high levels of flu and norovirus, an NHS spokesperson ...

The number of people in hospital with flu in England continues to rise, with staff reporting they are under the same pressure as at the height of the Covid pandemic, the NHS medical director has said.

The NHS winter crisis is being exacerbated by the decision to axe free flu jabs for those in their 50s, experts have said.

Whittington Hospital in North London posted the alarming advert last week pleading for temporary "corridor care" nurses ...

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust is the latest to declare critical incidents in Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal hospitals. A leaked memo from the trust showed they were preparing to ...

England’s top doctor says flu surge means 'demand is showing no signs of letting up' before an expected peak next week, as numerous NHS hospital trusts declare critical incidents ...

More than 5,000 patients have been hospitalised with the infection over the Christmas and New Year period, according to NHS data. Last week, there were an average of 4,469 patients with flu in ...

Number of patients in hospital with the illness expected to reach highest level in years, while ambulance delays also hit record high ...

NHS experienced the busiest year on record for A&E and ambulance services last year - with pressure continuing in 2025 as several critical incidents remain in force ...

On December 29 the NHS reported 5,074 patients in hospital with the flu in England, four times the amount the same time the previous month.

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