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Campaigners demand end to private firms parasitising the NHS as pressure mounts on service amid flu surge

CAMPAIGNERS demanded an end to funding private firms parasitising the NHS today as pressure mounts on the health service amid a surge in flu hospitalisations.

NHS figures show that the number of people hospitalised with flu in England has quadrupled in just a month. 

An average of 4,469 flu patients were in hospital beds in England each day last week, compared to 1,098 on December 1.

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