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Vaccine drive as 'tidal wave' of flu, Covid and norovirus swamps hospitals

There were an average of nearly 1,900 beds occupied by flu patients in the first week of December according to NHS England data.

Yesterday

Woman, 75, pulls out three of her own teeth because she can't get NHS dentist

Linda Colla hasn’t been able to find an NHS dentist since she moved to Devon seven years ago

5 Dec

Hospital declares critical incident after 'extremely' high patient numbers

Patients are being urged to only attend A&E if they require critical care.

4 Dec

Three hurt as car crashes into hospital building leaving people trapped

The 'quiet' hospital ward helping new mums and babies get home faster

'Underfunded and overstretched' GP practices limiting appointments

Three-time stroke survivor 'devastated' over plans to close support service

Parents' warning after little girl suffers serious burns from hot mug of tea

'He asked me if he was going to die' - mum' warns of flu virus

Men jailed for pandemic attack that left NHS worker scarred for life

‘No care pathways’ for severe chronic fatigue syndrome patients, inquest told

Fear women and children's hospital may never be built under Labour government

Private ambulance firm used by the NHS collapses into administration

Patient told he’d been victim of disgraced doctor five years after in NHS letter

Teenage athlete left paralysed after freak accident makes remarkable recovery