'Corridors were lined with patients on trolleys': Your stories of NHS pressures as flu cases rise
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 which would seem intolerable for more than a few days but are now almost routine.
Full list of NHS hospitals declaring critical incidents amid surge in flu cases
Multiple hospitals across the country have declared critical incidents after emergency departments were swamped by a surge in winter flu cases. As of Tuesday evening, NHS England confirmed at least a dozen hospitals had declared the health system’s highest alert level as the rise in respiratory cases led to “exceptionally high demands”.
A critical incident declared for health and care services has been stood down, the NHS has confirmed. The incident was ...
A flu patient who waited for 12 hours overnight in a hospital emergency department after coughing up blood has said the NHS ...
Last month was the NHS' busiest December on record with more than 2 million visiting A&E. As doctors now battle rising winter ...
Flu cases are skyrocketing, causing huge problems for hospitals, NHS England bosses are warning. Last week the number of ...
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The NHS cannot become a “national money pit”, the Prime Minister said in his latest speech on the subject. But it already is.
A critical incident has been declared at hospitals in Gloucestershire as all health services face "considerable pressures".
More NHS patients who need elective care will be able to decide where they are treated under Government plans to slash ...
NHS patients will be offered up to a million extra appointments in private hospitals as part of efforts to clear backlogs.
The number of surgical hubs, which are also not a new phenomenon, will be expanded. Starmer said the NHS would create 14 surgical hubs within existing hospitals focused on less complex procedures such ...
As flu and the 'mystery' HMPV virus hits the UK, health officials have stepped up warnings to stop the spread - but now Brits ...
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