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Pressure on busy A&E units ‘easing’
Pressures on busy A&E units have begun to ease in England but hospitals are still over-crowded, NHS figures show.
Latest weekly data shows the number of times ambulances have been delayed waiting outside A&E fell by nearly a quarter to 12,500.
Bed closures due to norovirus have also fallen.
But NHS England warned the cold snap expected to hit the north of England in the coming days could lead to an increase in illness.
The North East, North West and Yorkshire and Humber have been put on the second highest level of alert in regards to the weather.
The warning comes as hospitals remain very busy despite the slight ease in pressures.
Bed occupancy levels remain well above the safe level of 85 per cent. Last week an average of 95 per cent was seen.
But the fall in ambulance delays and norovirus offers some hope to hospitals that the worst of the winter may be behind them.
An NHS England spokesperson said: “Today's figures show pressures abating somewhat compared to the prior week and with hospitals generally continuing to cope.”
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