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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Jordan Reynolds

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Some hospitals restrict visitors as flu cases rise | History Defined

Figures from NHS England showed an average of 4,469 flu patients were in beds in England each day last week (Jeff Moore/PA) - (PA Archive)

Some hospitals across the country have restricted visitors as the number of patients admitted with flu in England is rising.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust have all made changes to visitor policies to protect patients.

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