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NHS WINTER CRISIS : Leading medics warn of severe hospital overcrowding, staff struck down with flu, and a worrying number of cases among children. Rebecca Thomas reports

NHS WINTER CRISIS : Every winter is a challenge for the NHS. But doctors fear this year could be one of the worst yet, as a ‘hugely concerning’ early flu season, a surge in A&E demand and the overhang of a devastating summer put the creaking health service under huge…

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has called on the Welsh government to prevent corridor care, calling it ‘dangerous, degrading, dehumanising’.

Consultant’s comments come as north London hospital posts specific ad for corridor care nurses

Whittington Hospital in Archway, north London, is experiencing ‘very significant pressure’ in its urgent and emergency care, the trust said.

While some hospitals have stood down critical incident declarations, they said emergency departments remain under unprecedented pressure

Often marketed as toys, water beads have been linked to child deaths overseas

The toys expand inside the body if swallowed

Emergency doctors have warned that some popular stocking fillers come with ‘hidden hazards’