Winter flu plunges hospitals into chaos as A&Es run out of space - Telegraph.co.uk

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Winter flu plunges hospitals into chaos as A&Es run out of space Telegraph.co.uk Hospitals are running out of space in corridors with a spike in flu cases plunging the NHS into winter chaos, senior doctors have warned. On New Year's Eve patients were urged to only call 999 if their situation was “life-threatening” or extremely ... Nurses to be sent to some 999 calls from older patients instead of ambulance crewsMirror.co.uk Nurses and GPs to be 'first responders' to 999 calls from stricken pensioners amid NHS winter crisisThe Independent Demand for ambulances over Christmas rockets as health bosses urge flu sufferers to avoid hospitalsChronicleLive all 5 news articles »

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