NHS services in our area are coming under intense pressure as flu cases surge this week, while COVID, winter vomiting bugs and other respiratory illnesses like RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) are all adding to the strain. Flu levels are expected to peak between 19 and 23 December, in what some commentators are calling a ‘flunami’, while the number of patients seriously ill with flu in hospital beds across Hertfordshire and west Essex is rapidly increasing.
Please follow the link below for help https://www.hertsandwestessex.ics.nhs.uk/news/pressure-on-local-nhs-services-increasing-how-to-get-the-care-you-need/and advice.