NHS leaders are warning that emergency departments in England face severe pressure this winter, with fresh concerns about overcrowding, rising respiratory illness, and the impact of planned resident ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The NHS is coming under strain due to a rapid rise in the number of 'super flu' patients. (Alamy) (Jeff Moore, PA Images) The NHS ...

He said he is “genuinely fearful” for the NHS, and agreed that the collapse of the health service is “effectively” at “one minute to midnight”. In a stark warning, the health secretary said he cannot ...

Cases of the new “subclade K” super-flu are “ballooning” in the UK, said NHS England. Its latest figures show that the number of flu patients admitted to hospital is up 50% on the same period last ...

Hospitals across the UK are bracing for a “worst case scenario” as the number of people admitted with flu is at a record level for this time year, with numbers increasing by 55 per cent in a week. As ...