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The UK is facing a long, drawn-out flu season, the boss of the NHS in England is warning. Sir Jim Mackey said there is "no doubt" this winter will be one of the toughest the health service has faced.

NHS in grip of 'unprecedented wave of super flu', health boss says 11:15 , Nicole Wootton-Cane An NHS chief has warned flu rates will continue to climb, with “no peak in sight yet”. Professor Meghana ...

The NHS winter crisis is being exacerbated by the decision to axe free flu jabs for those in their 50s, experts have said. Pharmacists said the exclusion of 10 million people aged between 50 and 64 ...

A severe “super flu” surge has pushed flu hospitalisations in England to record early-winter levels, with NHS leaders warning of a “worst-case scenario” December. An average of 2660 patients per day ...

NHS leaders are warning that emergency departments in England face severe pressure this winter, with fresh concerns about overcrowding, rising respiratory illness, and the impact of planned resident ...

An MP hospitalised with what he described as "a really bad, severe flu", has thanked NHS staff. David Williams, who represents Stoke-on-Trent North, was admitted to St Thomas' Hospital which is ...

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Christmas and New Year gatherings may have caused a “bounce back” in winter viruses. NHS England said the number of people in hospital with flu is up slightly in England, averaging 2,924 each day ...

Flu season has got off to an early start this year in the UK – with cases spiking weeks earlier than in previous years. This has led to concerns that the UK may be on track for one of its worst flu ...

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) are uniquely vulnerable to the flu wave currently ripping through the UK, a clinical researcher from The University of Manchester has warned. Image Credit: The ...