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Influenza

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 100855

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been admitted into hospitals with Flu A in the last 14 days.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The information is not available in the format requested, as NHS England does not publish short-term counts of hospital admissions for Flu A specifically.

The UK Health Security Agency does publish the national weekly hospital admission rate for influenza hospitalisations. In the week commencing 1 December 2025, the national weekly hospital admission rate for influenza hospitalisations was 10.05 per 100,000, an increase from 8.09 per 100,000 in the previous week. This information is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-2025-to-2026-season/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-report-11-december-2025-week-50

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