Latest figures also show nearly a third of patients arriving by ambulance at hospitals in England waiting at least half an hour
The NHS in England is facing a “perfect winter storm” with 10 times more people in hospital with flu than this time last year, and ambulances experiencing deadly delays when arriving at A&E with sick patients.
There were an average of 344 patients a day in hospitals in England with flu last week, more than 10 times the number at the beginning of last December.
Latest figures also show nearly a third of patients arriving by ambulance at hospitals in England waiting at least half an hourThe NHS in England is facing a “perfect winter storm” with 10 times more people in hospital with flu than this time last year, and ambulances experiencing deadly delays when arriving at A&E with sick patients.There were an average of 344 patients a day in hospitals in England with flu last week, more than 10 times the number at the beginning of last December. Continue reading…
