As hospital beds fill up, seriously sick patients are sent to makeshift wards – cupboards, offices and corridors – to be treated by a doctor. Others are left languishing in waiting rooms, sometimes ...

NHS braces for worst winter flu crisis ever as hospital cases surge 55% in a week – latest - Hospitalisations for flu in England hit highest ever levels for this time of year ...

A record-breaking flu season in Australia this year is sounding alarm bells for doctors in the UK as the NHS braces for a severe winter crisis. Sir Jim Mackey, NHS England’s chief executive, issued an ...

One NHS hospital trust said the situation is being "exacerbated by increases in flu and norovirus cases and an increase in ...