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Doctors start five-day strike as hospitals grapple with flu wave

Patients are being told to expect disruption as doctors start their five-day strike in England, with NHS bosses saying they are struggling to keep as many services going as they have done in recent wa...

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Doctors out in force on picket lines outside NHS hospitals at start of 5-day strike

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NHS latest: Hospitals on 'high alert' after new flu data released - as resident doctors' strike continues

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Flu hospital cases rising in England, but rate of increase slows

After last week's data showed a 55% increase in hospital patients with flu in England, the NHS warned of a "worst-case scenario"

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Doctors' strike in chaos as three in four turn up to work at some hospitals amid threadbare picket lines

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Kemi Badenoch accuses Starmer of 'not having the baubles' to stop resident doctors' five day strike as the NHS battles super flu outbreak

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Latest flu data to be published as doctors' strike continues in England

Today's figures come on the second day of a resident doctors' strike in England, which the prime minister called "dangerous and utterly irresponsible" yesterday.

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Doctors in England go on strike for 14th time

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Watch live: Wes Streeting grilled by MPs as doctors begin five-day strike

NHS warns of ‘worst-case scenario’ as flu cases in hospitals soar

The NHS in England has warned it is facing a “worst-case scenario” as the number of hospital patients with flu reached the highest on record for this time of year. Figures pub

Super flu news: NHS faces 'worst-case scenario' as H3N2 strain sweeps UK

The number of people in hospital in England with flu remains at a record level for this time of year, according to new NHS figures.

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Rise in flu patients in England starts to slow down, but NHS says hospitals on 'high alert'

The number of flu patients in hospital has risen by 18%, following a 55% increase the week before. The NHS warns "we are nowhere near out of the woods yet".

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Corridor care in NHS: 79% of trusts treating patients in non-designated areas

Most (79%) of NHS trusts in England are treating patients in corridors or makeshift areas in emergency departments including "fit to sit" rooms, X‐ray waiting areas, and in one case a café, finds an investigation published by The BMJ today.