NHS England warns of rise in flu cases

Recent data from NHS England shows that there were over 3,700 patients each day in hospital with flu last week, up from 520 a day the week before.  Of these, 267 patients needed specialised care in critical care beds last week.

 

NHS England have warned that pressures on the health service continue to grow as viruses like flu recirculate after a hiatus during the pandemic.

 

NHS national medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis, said “Sadly, these latest flu numbers show our fears of a “twindemic” have been realised, with cases up seven-fold in just a month and the continued impact of Covid hitting staff hard, with related absences up almost 50% on the end of November.”

 

He added that this was “no time to be complacent” with the risk of serious illness being “very real” and encouraged those eligible to take the Covid and flu jabs as soon as possible.

 

The report also suggests NHS staff have been affected by the spread of viruses during winter, with staff absences from all causes sitting at around 63,296 a day, compared to 52,556 at the end of last month.

 

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Posted by Karen Motley, Clinical Negligence Department, Chadwick Lawrence LLP (tonymay@chadlaw.co.uk ), medical negligence lawyers and clinical negligence solicitors in Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield and Halifax, West Yorkshire.

 

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