Hospitals on 'high alert' after new flu data released as resident doctors' strike continues

NHS latest: Hospitals on 'high alert' after new flu data released - as resident doctors' strike continues

The rise in patients in hospital in England with flu has started to slow despite a record December, new figures show. It comes as resident doctors' continue their strike action. Follow the latest.

Hospitals on ‘high alert’ as flu cases in England hit record levels amid strike action

Flu admissions rise to highest ever for this time of year as NHS faces winter virus pressure and industrial action, according to health authority - Anadolu Ajansı

Hospitals ‘nowhere near out of the woods’ as flu cases rise

Officials said that the combination of strikes and rising flu levels mean hospitals remain on ‘high alert’.

More than half of eligible Black Country residents still haven't come forward for flu vaccine with cases at record high

Hospitals nationwide are said to be on high alert due to a combination of strikes and rising flu levels. A Black Country nursing boss said that more than half of eligible people in the Black Country have not yet come forward for a flu vaccination.

NHS England » Hospitals on high alert amid strikes and winter viruses

Hospitals in England are “on high alert” this week, amid industrial action and a continuing stream of winter viruses. Flu cases in hospital reached 3,140 by the end of last week – the highest ever for this time of year and up 18% on the week before. While the number of patients in hospital with […]