Flu

Health Secretary Angela Constance has set out the Scottish Government’s winter preparedness plans, with a focus on tackling delayed discharge, improving hospital flow and expanding care closer to home.

Angela Constance

New winter NHS plan targets delayed discharge as pressure builds across Scotland

Scotland’s winter NHS plan will target delayed discharge, hospital flow and care closer to home as ministers prepare for increased pressure on health and social care services.

Cases of the flu are expected to rise.

Cases of the flu are expected to rise.

Large drop in flu cases but revellers warned there could be surge over new year

People are being urged to get a flu jab

People are being urged to get a flu jab

Doctors urge people to get flu vaccine as cases rise 24 per cent in one week

'This year's flu virus makes swine flu feel like baby sniffles'

'This year's flu virus makes swine flu feel like baby sniffles'

I had the jag yet still this monster flu tore me apart. Here’s what you need to know

Health Secretary Neil Gray said the west of Scotland and Grampian regions are currently among the worst affected by flu cases

Health Secretary Neil Gray said the west of Scotland and Grampian regions are currently among the worst affected by flu cases

Flu cases in Scotland likely to rise further in coming weeks, warns Health Secretary

NHSGGC is encouraging people to wear masks when visiting hospitals

NHSGGC is encouraging people to wear masks when visiting hospitals

Hospitals across Glasgow area reintroduce face masks after rise in flu cases

Flu cases in Scotland have more than doubled in a week, with hospital admissions rising 70%

Flu cases in Scotland have more than doubled in a week, with hospital admissions rising 70%

Flu hospital admissions surge by 70 per cent in Scotland as cases more than double

The number of flu cases have risen sharply in Scotland

The number of flu cases have risen sharply in Scotland

Flu cases in Scotland jump by 45 per cent in a week as hospital admissions rise

Crosshouse Hospital is under severe pressure

Crosshouse Hospital is under severe pressure

University Hospital Crosshouse

Spike in flu cases blamed for 'carnage' at Ayrshire hospital A&E department

Number of flu deaths in Scotland reach new high as levels of vaccines drop

Number of flu deaths in Scotland reach new high as levels of vaccines drop

Number of flu deaths in Scotland reach new high as levels of vaccines drop

A nurse preparing flu vaccine jabs at one of the new the drive-thru flu clinics at Little France, Edinburgh

A nurse preparing flu vaccine jabs at one of the new the drive-thru flu clinics at Little France, Edinburgh

Scotland must learn from ‘shocking’ flu season, says charity

Hospital admissions for flu in Scotland have fallen by more than a third

Hospital admissions for flu in Scotland have fallen by more than a third

Flu hospital admissions fall by third but NHS remains under ‘significant’ pressure

There were more than 1,500 people admitted to a Scottish hospital with a flu-related illness.

There were more than 1,500 people admitted to a Scottish hospital with a flu-related illness.

Scotland hit by 'extraordinary' surge in flu cases, says Health Secretary

Flu is circulating at 'particularly high levels' compared to the winter average

Flu is circulating at 'particularly high levels' compared to the winter average

Scotland hit by worst flu season in years as hospital admissions surge 65 per cent

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is under pressure from flu admissions

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is under pressure from flu admissions

Flu cases take up one in 15 beds at major hospital amid 'extraordinary' outbreak

ohn Swinney receives his winter flu vaccination from charge nurse Nicky Grehan at Blairgowrie Community Hospital, Perthshire

ohn Swinney receives his winter flu vaccination from charge nurse Nicky Grehan at Blairgowrie Community Hospital, Perthshire

Swinney urges Scots to check eligibility for free winter flu and Covid jabs

People aged 75-79, or due to turn 75 before the end of July next year, are eligible for the one-off vaccination against RSV

People aged 75-79, or due to turn 75 before the end of July next year, are eligible for the one-off vaccination against RSV

What happened to RSV vaccines? New report reveal uptake rates for Scotland

Hospital admissions for influenza and Covid-19 climbed in December

Hospital admissions for influenza and Covid-19 climbed in December

Spike in Scottish Covid and flu cases may be easing – expert

Australia has recorded more flu cases in 2023 than it did in 2022, signalling what could lie ahead for Scotland this winter

Australia has recorded more flu cases in 2023 than it did in 2022, signalling what could lie ahead for Scotland this winter

Australia's flu season was even bigger in 2023 - so is that a worry for winter ahead?

Parents urged to get pre-school children vaccinated against flu

Parents urged to get pre-school children vaccinated against flu

Parents urged to get pre-school children vaccinated against flu

Flurona: What it is and what it isn't - likely symptoms of rare double infection. (PA)

Flurona: What it is and what it isn't - likely symptoms of rare double infection. (PA)

Flurona: Everything you need to know about rare double infection

Flurona: What it is and what it isn't - likely symptoms of rare double infection. (PA)

Flurona: What it is and what it isn't - likely symptoms of rare double infection. (PA)

Flurona: Everything you need to know about rare double infection