winter

Hospitals experience busiest week of winter so far

Amy Douglas, from the UK Health Security Agency, saidd: "Norovirus cases are way above what we would usually see at…

1 year ago

NHS: BBC goes inside hospital battling winter pressures

With emergency departments overflowing, sick people need to be treated in the chairs they're sitting in.Others have had to wait…

2 years ago

Ukraine in grip of third winter of escalating Russian attacks

In a scheduled update mandated by the Council in Geneva, Nada Al-Nashif said that these attacks had led to the…

2 years ago

Wes Streeting says he is ashamed of NHS winter problems

He said he had also seen ambulance crews taking dying patients into hospital because there was no end-of-life care available…

2 years ago

Gaza babies dying from the cold as winter temperatures drop

"I never thought I would give birth living in a tent, in such cold and freezing conditions, with water dripping…

2 years ago

Health needs in Syria worsen amid winter conditions

It also cited rising cases of respiratory illnesses, compounded by inadequate heating, overcrowded camps and damaged infrastructure.“There is continuous significant…

2 years ago

Winter rains and aid obstacles worsen ordeal for one million Gazans

In an update, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, stressed that attacks on civilian infrastructure have not stopped, “particularly in…

2 years ago

Ukraine: Humanitarian crisis worsens amid winter freeze, daily attacks

Lisa Doughten, Director of Financing and Partnerships at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) highlighted the…

2 years ago

Ukraine: Humanitarian crisis worsens amid winter freeze, daily attacks

Lisa Doughten, Director of Financing and Partnerships at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) highlighted the…

2 years ago

Hospitals hit by ‘tidal wave’ of winter viruses

Dr Adrian Boyle, of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said the flu vaccination rates were disappointing this year, adding…

2 years ago