He says he expects the numbers of patients with flu to continue to increase due to cold weather.

It comes as hospitals across the region urge people to wear face masks as cases of seasonal viruses increase.

Health trust chief executive Nick Hulme is urging patients and visitors to wear face masks.

Co-founder Caroline Sturman says supporting women with the disease is "an honour and a privilege".

An NHS boss says "extraordinary" demand on Christmas Day has heightened worries about winter pressures.

Nick Hulme says there has been a "surprising" spike in flu patients two weeks earlier than expected.

Cleaners, porters, caterers and security staff speak out against the outsourcing of their NHS jobs.

The tribunal hears he performed an inappropriate rectal exam on a teen and harassed staff.