NHS, England and flu in hospital

Flu rises sharply in England's hospitals, NHS warns
The number of people with flu in hospital in England has risen sharply over Christmas, NHS chiefs warn. The latest data shows there were 5,000 patients in hospital with the virus at the end of last week - almost 3.
NHS red flag symptoms you have flu and not a cold as 5,000 hospitalised
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.
Number of patients in hospital with flu in England quadruples in month
The figures show there were 4,102 patients in hospital with flu on Christmas Day, before it rose sharply by almost a quarter to 5,074 by 29 December.
Number of people in hospital with flu quadrupled in a month, NHS figures show
The number of people hospitalised with flu in England has quadrupled in a month heaping pressure on NHS services, new figures show. An average of 4,469 flu patients were in beds in England each day last week, including 211 in critical care.
Flu patients in East of England hospitals up five-fold on 2023 as figures show pressure on NHS
The number of patients being treated for flu in hospitals in the East of England has increased seven-fold since November, according to NHS data. On average there were 441 flu patients in the region's hospitals every day in the week ending 29 December, compared to 62 in the last week of November.
NHS warns rise in flu cases is hitting hospitals
Health officials have urged people to avoid putting extra pressure on the NHS as a spell of cold weather hits the South West. NHS England said as of 29 December, there were 87 flu patients at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital along with 32 at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro.
Flu hospital admissions increase in Scotland as NHS under 'significant' pressure
Hospital admissions in Scotland caused by the flu have increased by 12% in just a week, new figures show. Public Health Scotland (PHS) has described the amount of laboratory confirmed influenza this winter as “extraordinary” – with prevalence at 52.
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