A severe flu wave has left hospitals overwhelmed and staff at breaking point. The Standard speaks to patients feeling the impact
Under the plans, private health companies will be handed £2.5 billion to carry out an extra million treatments of NHS patients a year.
Kate Middleton, Britain’s Princess of Wales, on Tuesday paid a visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital in London to thank National Health Service (NHS) staff who cared for her during her cancer treatment over the past year.
More than 100,000 patients were waiting for routine treatment at the Royal Free London in November, new figures show.
The NHS has been under increased pressure this winter from a "quad-demic" of flu, COVID, norovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).