The alert coincides with a sharp increase in the number of hospital beds in England occupied by flu patients.
With 2.31 million people treated in England’s emergency rooms, November was the busiest month for A&E departments ever. Hospitals are running at maximum capacity,
According to experts, who predict that this winter may be “one of the worst the NHS has faced” and that the service may reach “crisis point,” according to the Mirror.
“The tidal wave of flu cases and other seasonal viruses hitting hospitals is really concerning for patients and for .
The NHS the figures are adding to our ‘quad-demic’ worries,” said Professor Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director for NHS England.
“While the NHS has plans in place to manage additional demand over the busy winter period, with one week left to book your vaccine,
