NHS Faces Record Winter Pressures
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NHS busier than ever heading into winter

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Prof Sir Stephen Powis said rising rates of flu and the vomiting bug norovirus were putting hospitals under huge strain.
Around 95% of beds were occupied at the start of December rates normally only seen in winter .
Two-thirds of ambulances facing delays when they drop patients at A&E.
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