NHS England Braces for Winter Surge as Amber Cold Health Alerts Cover All of England
Source:- GB News Health leaders have said that the National Health Service is under "extraordinary pressure" because amber cold health alerts have been sent out all over NHS England . This has raised fears that there will be a new wave of hospital admissions in the first few weeks of the new year. Recent data shows that some winter illnesses are starting to level off, but officials warn that colder weather could quickly change this trend and put even more stress on services that are already stretched thin. The number of people with the flu who are in the hospital has started to level off, according to numbers released on Wednesday. During the week ending December 21, an average of 3,061 flu patients were treated in hospitals each day. This is a small drop from the previous week, when 3,140 patients were treated. The number of people admitted to critical care also went down slightly. There were an average of 117 flu patients in intensive care beds, down from...