With freezing temperatures, a particularly severe flu season, and the impact of a recent doctors’ strike, the NHS is under serious pressure. Although flu admissions were falling, they have risen again this week by 9%. At the Royal London Hospital, staff are using technology to keep track of patients almost in real time. But as our Health Correspondent Ayshah Tull found, hospitals are still operating at almost full capacity, leaving little room to cope with further pressure. #NHS #Winter #Crisis #Hospitals #C4News
With freezing temperatures, a particularly severe flu season, and the impact of a recent doctors’ strike, the NHS is under serious pressure. Although flu admissions were falling, they have risen again this week by 9%. At the Royal London Hospital, staff are using technology to keep track of patients almost in real time. But as our Health Correspondent Ayshah Tull found, hospitals are still operating at almost full capacity, leaving little room to cope with further pressure. #NHS #Winter #Crisis #Hospitals #C4News ♬ original sound - Channel 4 News - Channel 4 News
