When to use A&E – and what to do if you’re unsure
SEVERAL major hospitals across the UK have reintroduced compulsory face-mask wearing in new Covid-style era restrictions.
"This infection prevention measure is being reintroduced in high-risk areas due to increased cases of Covid-19, Influenza A, and RSV in hospitals and community settings," United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust stated.Royal Stoke University Hospital has declared its eighth critical incident of the year due to "increasing pressure" in A&E departments.
It said with hospital beds already occupied and emergency departments seeing a higher than normal attendance from people seeking care, they're looking to the public for their support. Adults aged 65 and over, care home residents and people aged six months to 64 years with specific underlying health conditions are all eligible for free Covid and flu jabs on the NHS.
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