Health secretary Wes Streeting has warned “we are not out of the woods yet”, flu cases have spiked following Christmas and New Year gatherings. Figures published today show that the number of patients ...

Christmas gatherings may have caused a bounce back in flu and other winter viruses, NHS leaders say. Figures show that the average number of patients in hospital beds in England with flu last week hit ...

Independent readers are split after resident doctors voted to press ahead with a five-day strike just before Christmas, prompting a furious response from health secretary Wes Streeting, who branded ...

One NHS hospital trust said the situation is being "exacerbated by increases in flu and norovirus cases and an increase in ...

Health secretary Wes Streeting has warned the NHS is “not out of the woods yet”, as flu cases have spiked following festive and new year gatherings. Overall bed occupancy was up 5 per cent on the ...