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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: NHS A&E Faces Pandemic-Level Pressures Amid Record Demand
Caption: NHS A&E staff are under immense pressure, comparable to the height of the pandemic, warns NHS Medical Director Professor Sir Stephen Powis. Emergency departments and ambulance teams have had their busiest year on record, with flu cases adding to the strain. New figures show flu patient numbers in English hospitals are nearly five times higher than in early December, averaging 5,408 admissions daily—a 21% increase from the previous week. Ambulance teams responded to 8.9 million incidents last year, up from 8.35 million in 2023. A&E attendances reached 27.4 million in 2024, with 2.35 million in December alone. Sir Powis highlighted the toll on frontline workers, many of whom say their days feel like pandemic peaks. Despite their efforts, ambulance wait times worsened in December 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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