Wes Streeting has said that the prospect of a resident doctors’ strike and a surge in virus cases collapsing the NHS is a “pretty terrifying position” for both him and frontline staff. He said he is ...

As winter peaks, strains of norovirus are sweeping Britain, adding further demand on NHS workers who are struggling to cope with a surge in admissions. Cases of norovirus, also known as the winter ...

An NHS hospital has been forced to shut its wards to new patients and restrict visitor numbers due to a norovirus outbreak. Bedford Hospital in the Highlands closed both wards to new admissions and ...

Health authorities are encouraging the public to make use of a free, 'simple' home testing kit for a virus that often shows no symptoms until it has inflicted 'serious damage'.

The NHS is facing a “second surge” of norovirus as cases of the vomiting bug reach their highest level so far this winter. NHS figures published today show the average number of patients in hospital ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two NHS trusts have declared critical incidents. (Getty) (Goodboy Picture Company via Getty Images) Two more NHS trusts have ...