Flu continues to put pressure on emergency services
Flu continues to pile pressure on hospitals into 2025. There was an average of 5,408 patients a day in hospital with flu last week, including 256 in critical care – 3.5 times higher than the same week last year (1,548 w/e 7 January 2024). A number of trusts this week have declared critical incidents, citing exceptional demand caused by the colder weather and respiratory viruses. More…..