usual with hospitals reporting record A&E attendances and a spike in flu cases. A national alert has been issued by NHS England over the spate of norovirus cases which have led to dozens of wards being quarantined. In total 1,100 beds were out of action last week. NHS leaders said that
Hospitals have been forced to close more than 1,000 beds after a viral outbreak struck the NHS last week, sparking fears of a health service winter crisis starting even earlier than
the service had been bracing itself for a hard winter that “could have a serious effect on the delivery of services”. The health service has become one of the key battlegrounds ahead of next week’s general election with all parties promising billions of pounds more in spending for the NHS.