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As the number of flu patients in England continues to rise, several hospitals across the country have imposed visitor restrictions to safeguard vulnerable patients.
Among the trusts affected are Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
These changes follow alarming figures from NHS England, which reported an average of 4,469 flu patients in beds each day last week, including 211 in critical care.
This figure represents more than a fourfold increase compared to December 1, when the number stood at 1,098.
Additionally, patients, visitors, and staff are being asked to wear masks at all times within the hospitals.
Exceptions to the visitor restrictions include critical patients, those at the end of life, individuals who have been given a life-limiting or palliative diagnosis, and those requiring support with communication, dietary, or mental health needs.
Birthing partners, parents, carers of children, and children under 16, accompanied by an adult visitor, are also allowed. Specific guidance for maternity services has been issued separately.
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