Hospitals treating record numbers of flu patients but worst is yet to come as medical bosses urge people to get vaccinated

Warning flu infections will get worse for the NHS as ‘the peak is not in sight yet’, says NHS medical director Professor Meghana Pandit

Number of people in England being treated remains at record level for this time of year with daily average of 2,660

Hospitalisations for flu in England hit highest ever levels for this time of year

The number of people in hospital in England with flu is at a record high for this time of year

Hospitals treating record numbers of flu patients but worst is yet to come as medical bosses urge people to get vaccinated

There are enough flu patients each day to fill more than three hospital trusts

Hospitalisations for flu in England hit highest ever levels for this time of year

The health secretary also warns planned strikes by resident doctors next week could be the "Jenga piece that collapses" the NHS.

Mutations thought to be spreading flu faster and earlier, with vaccines less effective than hoped

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