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Influenza: Hospitals

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 15 January 2026UIN 103274

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many admissions to hospital there were for flu in December 2025.

Answered by Karin Smyth

In 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 available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/uec-sitrep/urgent-and-emergency-care-daily-situation-reports-2025-26/

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