The NHS is bracing for its worst ever winter crisis in the next fortnight because of a worsening “flu-nami” that has left hospitals, GP surgeries and ambulances services under intense strain.

Hospitals are already treating record numbers of people seriously ill because of flu for the time of year. But things will get worse in the days ahead, NHS leaders said, as medical bosses urged people to get vaccinated against the virus so they can enjoy Christmas gatherings more safely. ‘We don’t have enough rooms to isolate’: NHS doctor reveals impact of rise in flu cases Read more

Keir Starmer and the health secretary, Wes Streeting, have launched a coordinated assault on the British Medical Association for its “irresponsible” decision to call thousands of resident doctors in England out

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