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NHS England Cold weather alert cranks up pressure on hospitals
The Guardian
|January 01, 2026
The NHS is under “extraordinary pressure” and braced for a new year surge in sick patients as amber cold health alerts were issued for the whole of England.
While the number of patients in hospital with flu is levelling off, according to data published yesterday, health leaders said the NHS was “not out of danger yet” with temperatures expected to plummet.
An average of 3,061 flu patients were in hospital each day in the week ending 21 December, down slightly from an average of 3,140 the week before. But NHS England said hospitals remained under “incredible” pressure, with 95% of beds full. The cold weather was likely to escalate the situation, it said.
Yesterday the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued amber warnings for every region of England, to be in place until 10am next Tuesday.
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