The number of flu patients in hospital in England has risen by 18%, following a 55% increase the week before. Other UK-wide ...

HOSPITALS up and down the country have declared ‘critical incidents’ as a wave of mutant ‘super flu’ tears through the UK. Schools have been forced to bring back ...

With the NHS reporting that it's facing a 'worst case scenario' December, amid a surge in flu cases, the health service is ...

London hospitals are dealing with an "unprecedented wave" of super flu, and "facing a worst-case scenario", NHS England has said. An average of 380 patients per day were in hospital beds with flu last ...

The industrial action, from 7am on Wednesday 17 December until 7am on Monday 22, comes as hospitals are already under ...

The number of NHS workers absent because of Covid at London's busiest hospital trust has more than tripled in a week, official figures show as hospitals draw up battle plans to cope with depleted ...

NHS trusts across London are set to start moving patients from A&E onto wards “irrespective” of whether there are beds available, The Independent has learned. The new model, which involves moving ...

The NHS celebrated its 75th anniversary on Wednesday amid fresh warnings that it is facing pressure like never before, with the cost of rebuilding it laid bare by new figures. Dr Chris Streather, ...

King’s College Hospital NHS Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Trust declared a critical incident and were unable to carry out blood transfusions after the attack on Synnovis on June 3. Qilin, a ...

A major NHS trust in London has discussed making vaccinations against coronavirus a contractual requirement for all its staff, according to a leaked email seen by The Independent that also reveals ...