'Winter war rooms' the latest weapon in the NHS fight to beat winter pressures - but is it enough? | Analysis from Sky's ashishskynews
Cases of flu, RSV and now norovirus are rising - all common winter bugs.
The NHS has not really experienced any pressure from these for the past two years because of the pandemic. We were not moving and mixing, so these viruses did not get a chance to spread as they normally do. Flu-related hospital admissions and intensive care admissions have increased in the past week. The highest rates of admission are being seen in children under the age of five and adults aged 85 and over.- the traditional 'winter pressure' we are familiar with. But what we know now is the NHS experiences this pressure all year round. The clear seasonal lines have been wiped out..
Ambulance responses times are lengthening: The NHS points to the number of patients who are still in hospital but should not be. It's no fault of theirs, as there is no social care provision for them, but that means ambulances cannot offload patients needing beds because hospital capacity is stretched.
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