“Highest ever hospitalisation for flu ever for this time of year.”
Early December 2024 there were
1100 hospitalised with flu
Same period this year, 2025, 1700
A 600 increase.
700 major hospitals in NHS England.
So, on average, each hospital has one, YES, ONE extra flu case, compared to Dec 2024.
Now, forgive me for being a cynic, or thinking there’s some kind of HMG/NHS scaremongering going on BUT……
If a publicly funded, taxpayer funded healthcare system cant cope with that kind of….erm….increase then, well…..
Update now:
An average of 3,140 flu patients were in hospital each day last week, up 18% from 2,660 the previous week. At this point last year, the number stood at 2,629 patients.
So, extra 500 compared to last year. Less than 1 extra per England NHS hospital.
As for the NHS peeps i’ve seen on tv over the last week, prattling on about getting vaccinated, well……
1) Tell your own f***** staff to take the jab (only c40% NHS staff have had the jab) – practice what u preach comes to mind 
2) There are NO jabs avail in the Bristol area right now (i had mine 2 months ago, paid privately, as not eligible for a freebie)