Heart attack patients advised to get themselves to A&E
People having a heart attack or a stroke are being asked to get themselves to hospital after dialling 999 in some parts of England, as surging sickness levels plunge the NHS into another winter crisis.
Hospitals have seen record numbers of patients on their wards as cases of flu, Covid-19, norovirus and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) infections have also spiked.
NHS England’s chief executive, Amanda Pritchard, said the situation facing the health service “was concerning”.
She said: “We are heading into winter with a 350 per cent increase in flu cases in hospitals, and an 86 per cent rise in norovirus compared to the same month last year and that is with an average of over 95,000 hospital beds occupied each day, more at this point than in any other year.”
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People having a heart attack or a stroke are being asked to get themselves to hospital after dialling 999 in some parts of England, as surging sickness levels plunge the NHS into another winter crisis.
Hospitals have seen record numbers of patients on their wards as cases of flu, Covid-19, norovirus and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) infections have also spiked.
NHS England’s chief executive, Amanda Pritchard, said the situation facing the health service “was concerning”.
She said: “We are heading into winter with a 350 per cent increase in flu cases in hospitals, and an 86 per cent rise in norovirus compared to the same month last year and that is with an average of over 95,000 hospital beds occupied each day, more at this point than in any other year.”
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