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A number of NHS trade unions in England have voted to take industrial action, with strikes
currently scheduled for January.

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In anticipation of a challenging winter for the NHS and social care services, we have
announced additional measures to boost capacity, support staff and better care for patients
at home.

Our winter resilience plans include introducing extra hospital beds, more 111 and 999 call
handlers, rapid response teams for home falls and 24/7 “healthcare traffic control centres” to
oversee services across each area.

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Patients encourage public to get flu jabs as Flu cases up almost half in a week as NHS answers near record
111 calls
hospital cases soar
6 January 2023
9 January 2023
Coronavirus Patient care Urgent and emergency care
Coronavirus Patient care Urgent and emergency care
Winter news and guidance
Winter news and guidance

NHS patients from around England have joined health chiefs in NHS England appoints leading clinicians to board
pleading with the public to get their flu vaccines after being
4 January 2023
hospitalised with the virus. It comes as the latest data shows there
were 5,500 patients in hospital with flu last week and more than About us Board meetings

9,000 patients with COVID. A woman from Buckinghamshire has

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