What the latest NHS hospital figures for England show
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NHS England has published its latest monthly performance data for hospitals, along with this week’s snapshot of winter virus levels and A&E pressures. Here are the key figures from both reports:. – Flu. An average of 5,408 flu patients were in hospital in England each day in the week to January 5, including 256 in critical care.
This is up 21% from 4,469 the previous week, when 211 were in critical care. It is nearly five times the number on December 1, when the total stood at 1,098. The figure is much higher than at this point last winter, when the average was just 1,548. It is also higher than at this stage two years ago in the winter of 2022/23, when the figure stood at 5,262 – although flu numbers had started to fall by then, having previously peaked at 5,441.
– Norovirus. An average of 626 hospital beds were filled each day last week by patients with diarrhoea and vomiting or norovirus-like symptoms. This is up from 528 the previous week and higher than the equivalent figure at this point last winter (424) and two years ago (435).
– Covid-19. The number of hospital beds occupied each day last week by patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 averaged 1,130, down week-on-week from 1,184. – RSV. There were an average of 72 children with RSV in hospital wards in England last week, down very slightly from 74 the previous week but higher than at this point last winter (49) and two years ago (63).
