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Number of flu patients in English hospitals ‘skyrockets’

Strep A is driving ‘near record’ demand for NHS 111 services

Evening Standard

Public urged to use ‘common sense’ as ambulance workers strike

Thousands of paramedics and ambulance workers are on strike in England and Wales in a row over pay and conditions.

The Independent UK

Don't get 'blind drunk' at Christmas parties during ambulance strikes, NHS boss warns

Professor Sir Stephen Powis said the public need to be 'sensible' during a 'difficult day' as more than 10,000 emergency workers from Unite, Unison and GMB unions stage walkouts over pay.

Daily Mirror

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Ambulance strike: NHS leaders urge public to avoid risky activity

Bodies representing NHS care in England also call for Rishi Sunak intervention but PM refuses to budge on pay

The Guardian - UK

Warning not to drink alcohol, play contact sport or make unnecessary car journeys during ambulance strike

People are being warned to avoid "risky activity" during a walk-out by ambulance workers

Wales Online

NHS warns that people should cut down on drinking before strikes hit ambulance service

The warnings come ahead of Wednesday's planned industrial action, as NHS staff continue their long-standing dispute over pay and working conditions

Chronicle Live

Reconsider contact sports and alcohol, public urged during ambulance strike

The warnings come as concern grows ahead of planned strike action on Wednesday, when the NHS is set to be hit by major disruption.

The Independent UK

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NHS: People should cut down on drinking as strikes hit ambulance service

A Government minister also urged people to stay safe and to avoid any ‘risky activity’.

The Independent UK

NHS announces Covid booster jab teams have visited every care home in England

Teams visited 15,019 care homes, also offering flu jabs, and boosted 88.6% of eligible residents

The Guardian - UK

Ambulance hospital handover delays in England hit new high

More than 12,500 patients last week waited over an hour to be transferred.

The Independent UK

NHS patients could be treated at private hospitals to ease backlogs as nurses strike

The Royal College of Nursing will stage its first-ever national walkout on December 15 and 20 from 8am to 8pm - and some NHS patients may get treatment at private health providers

Daily Mirror

NHS bosses order extra supplies of antibiotics in fight against Strep A

Parents demanded action in fight against rise in Strep A cases after shortages in some places of antibiotics including the liquid version of penicillin - often given to children

Daily Mirror

NHS boss warns of ‘tough winter’ ahead as flu cases rise

Professor Sir Stephen Powis was knighted for services to the NHS, particularly during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

NHS England urges most vulnerable to get winter Covid-19 booster

More than 16 million people have had a coronavirus booster while 18 million have had a flu jab, NHS England said.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

NHS ‘winter war rooms’ go live across England

More than 40 NHS ‘traffic control centres’ have gone live with the aim of getting patients into beds more quickly and managing demand.

The Independent UK

More than 800 undiagnosed HIV and hepatitis cases found with routine A&E testing

The health service introduced opt-out HIV screening in April to 33 hospital departments as part of efforts to stop new cases by 2030.

Chronicle Live

Full list of surgeries that could be scrapped on the NHS in spending 'crackdown'

Health chiefs advised that procedures including liposuction and breast implant removal should lose routine funding

Nottingham Post

Operations which the NHS could stop doing to save money – full list

Procedures such as tummy tucks and liposuction may go under the knife to save money

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Daily Record

Full list of NHS surgeries that could be scrapped to save £2m

Some surgical procedures are looking likely to stop being funded as Rishi Sunak looks to fill "fiscal black hole" of £50 billion.

Daily Mirror

Full list of surgeries that NHS could stop funding as it looks to save £2 billion

NHS chiefs are looking to save up to £2 billion by cracking down on select surgical procedures as PM Rishi Sunak attempts to find cash for the "fiscal black hole" of up to £50 billion in public finances

Wales Online

Thirteen surgical procedures may be axed to save the NHS £2 billion

NHS bosses warned cuts could eventually filter down to more vital treatments like cancer and mental health

Manchester Evening News

Patient waits 'six hours' in ambulance as '100 people fit for discharge stuck in hospital beds' during paramedic's 'worst shift ever'

“The NHS has collapsed and the government doesn’t give a damn," warns one paramedic

Manchester Evening News

Stop turning up to A&E with 'stubbed toes' because you can't get a GP appointment, urges paramedic

The warning comes as the NHS faces huge pressure as temperatures soar

Manchester Evening News

Ambulances treated as 'extra wards' as patients stuck outside crisis-hit hospitals for 'three HOURS'

In the second instalment of this special report, Helena Vesty shares how paramedics are queueing to offload patients because 'there isn't a safe place to put them'

Manchester Evening News

Health chiefs' emergency meetings amid heatwave pressure on NHS

The high night-time temperatures are said to be a particular concern for those at risk, such as the elderly

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