Last week was the ‘busiest yet’ for the NHS this winter

Data from NHS England shows more hospital beds were occupied last week than at any point so far this winter (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

Last week was the busiest yet for the health service this winter, with hospitals “jam-packed” with patients, according to the NHS’s clinical director for emergency care.

Data from NHS England shows more hospital beds were occupied last week than at any point so far this winter (97,636), with 96% of adult general and acute hospital beds having patients in them.