🔴Flu cases in hospitals rise seven-fold in a month adding to Covid 'twindemic' fears
NHS staff have also been impacted by the spread of viruses this winter, with Covid absences each day up almost half on last month, from 5,448 to 8,029. The total number of staff off sick is up a fifth on the end of November, from 52,556 to 63,296 a day, adding to overall pressure for the health serviceBed occupancy remains particularly high, with more than nine in 10 beds filled compared to 86 per cent for the same period last year.
Hospital capacity continues to be impacted by delayed discharges, with 12,313 beds a day taken up by patients who no longer met the criteria to reside – but the NHS said its staff “pulled out all the stops” to ensure as many patients as possible were able to spend Christmas with loved ones at home. The figure was the lowest since August 2022.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 per cent on the end of November. “As well as flu, the NHS continues to be under significant pressure, with high bed occupancy, more than 12,000 beds taken up by patients medically fit for discharge, and demand for the 111 service remaining high, so please do make the most of 111 online, and only call 999 or visit A&E in an emergency.
“It is clear this is no time to be complacent and the risk of serious illness is very real, so with nearly 350,000 available vaccination appointments next week it is important that everyone eligible comes forward and gets their Covid and flu jabs at the earliest opportunity.”
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