Winter Vaccines
NHS Cheshire And Merseyside Under Pressure As Demand For Services Increases
NHS services across Cheshire and Merseyside are under pressure, with demand for primary care, hospital services, mental health, and emergency services continuing to rise.
'Tidal Wave’ of Flu Hitting Hospitals Across The North West
Flu hit hospitals in the North West even harder last week, as a ‘tidal wave’ of infections led to a 28% increase in hospital cases across just seven days.
The NHS is encouraging eligible people to get vaccinated without delay if they haven’t done so already to avoid “festive flu” with 1153 patients with flu in hospital last week – from 825 in the previous week.