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Campaigners demand end to private firms parasitising the NHS as pressure mounts on service amid flu surge
[Kelly Sikkema / Creative Commons]
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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