A national tidal wave of flu hitting hospitals has spread to Worcester and across the county as fears of a potential ‘quad-demic’ grip the NHS.

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National flu 'tidal wave'  hits Worcestershire hospitals as quad-demic fears rise

COVID-19, RSV and norovirus are worsening the crisis, with NHS England's Prof Sir Stephen Powis now calling it a "quad-demic."

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Brits have been warned by NHS bosses to be careful as a 'quad-demic' is on the horizon. It comes as there is a 'tidal of flu hitting hospitals'.

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Health boss' 'very serious' warning after flu 'tidal wave' sweeps hospitals

Published:  20:25 EST, 15 December 2024   |  Updated:  21:10 EST, 15 December 2024                                  
Ambulances spent time totalling around 15 years waiting for patients to be accepted into hospital in the first two weeks of winter — up from 10.5 years last year. So-called ‘handover delays’ are counted after fifteen minutes have passed before patients are accepted into hospital. The number of delays lasting at least one hour has …

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Ambulance delays at the start of winter increase by nearly 50% in a year - as NHS faces 'quad-demic' of flu, Covid, norovirus and RSV

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National flu 'tidal wave' hits Worcestershire hospitals as quad-demic fears rise

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