US EditionNorovirus hospitalisations surge as winter illnesses put 'sustained pressure' on NHS
Norovirus hospital admissions in England averaged 950 beds filled daily last week, a 15% rise from the previous week and higher than last year, NHS leaders reported.
- NHS figures show an average of 950 hospital beds were filled each day last week by people with diarrhoea and vomiting or norovirus-like symptoms, hitting a new winter high amid sustained pressure.
- With flu and Covid-19 still present, NHS figures show last week’s hospital averages of 1,987 flu patients and 647 Covid-19 patients, amid a seasonal surge, as Professor Meghana Pandit warned `Seasonal viruses continue to cause disruption and take up hospital beds, with cases of the winter vomiting bug triple what they were at the start of the month`.
- Week-on-Week figures reveal norovirus hospital admissions rose 15% from the previous week's average of 823, while flu patients fell to their lowest level in nearly two months after peaking at 3,140 in the week ending 14 December.
- Ambulance data show 30% of patients arriving by ambulance waited at least 30 minutes last week, down from 33%, and Health Secretary Wes Streeting said `This winter has pushed the NHS hard, but staff are delivering`.
- Officials urged frequent handwashing and staying 48 hours symptom-free, while Professor Meghana Pandit highlighted the NHS prepared earlier with half a million more vaccinations than last year.
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Norovirus hospital admissions rise as winter bugs ‘continue to cause disruption’
The number of patients with norovirus has hit a new high for the winter. The NHS continues to face “sustained pressure”, health leaders have said as figures show the number of people in hospital in England with norovirus hit a new high for this winter. An average of 950 hospital beds were filled each day last week by people with diarrhoea and vomiting or norovirus-like symptoms. This is up 15% from the previous week’s average of 823 patients. It…
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‘Failure to prepare’ for winter has left A&E patients out at sea, says Royal College of Emergency Medicine as norovirus surge piles pressure on hospitals
A predictable surge in norovirus is plunging Emergency Departments further into crisis because of a failure to prepare for winter. That is the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s key takeaway from data published by NHS England today (29 January) on winter pressures facing the health service. Today’s data, from NHSE’s latest weekly winter situation report, covers the week ending 25 January. It showed that bed occupancy in English hospitals rema…
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