Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103274
Influenza: Hospitals
Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many admissions to hospital there were for flu in December 2025.
Answer
Karin SmythIn December 2025, an average of 2,888 hospital beds were occupied by patients with flu across all acute settings, including both General and Acute and Critical Care beds.These figures are published in the NHS England Winter Situation Reports, which are av...
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