Health authorities are encouraging the public to make use of a free, 'simple' home testing kit for a virus that often shows no symptoms until it has inflicted 'serious damage'.

NHS facing ‘second surge’ in vomiting virus as cases reach highest level this winter - The number of patients with norovirus in hospital rose to over 1,000 for the first time this winter ...

Wes Streeting has said that the prospect of a resident doctors’ strike and a surge in virus cases collapsing the NHS is a “pretty terrifying position” for both him and frontline staff. He said he is ...

As winter peaks, strains of norovirus are sweeping Britain, adding further demand on NHS workers who are struggling to cope with a surge in admissions. Cases of norovirus, also known as the winter ...

NHS bosses have urged the public to do all they can to avoid a "second surge" of a common winter virus that can feel "very ...

An NHS hospital has been forced to shut its wards to new patients and restrict visitor numbers due to a norovirus outbreak. Bedford Hospital in the Highlands closed both wards to new admissions and ...

NHS chiefs say the public 'has a huge role to play in stopping the spread'.

NHS bosses have called on the public to take all possible measures to prevent a "second surge" of a common winter virus that can be "very unpleasant". Recent reports confirm that cases are already ...

There is a vaccine available to adults turning 64, those aged 70 to 79 and others over 18 with weakened immune systems ...