Professor Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director of NHS England, said: “It is concerning to see the number of patients ...

It’s been an intense winter for numerous illnesses in the northern hemisphere this year, with flu and norovirus circulating ...

If someone in your home has norovirus hand washing with soap and warm water is an important step to prevent it from spreading ...

Norovirus has been on the rise since late last year but data from NHS England shows that hospital cases have reached the ...

England is seeing a significant spike in Norovirus cases this winter, reaching a record peak, according to the latest NHS ...

Rates of the "horrible bug" are more than double those seen last year. According to NHS England, an average of 1,160 patients ...

“Alcohol-based sanitisers work by dissolving the lipid envelope that surrounds many viruses. It is this envelope that enables ...

Hospitals in England have been hit by a storm of norovirus infections as the number of beds taken up by patients with the virus reached a record high last week. An average 1,160 patients a day were in ...

The number of people with Norovirus in hospital beds in England has increased 22% as patients are admitted with diarrhoea and other symptoms of the vomiting bug ...

Norovirus symptoms include nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea but can also include a high temperature, abdominal pain and aching ...

The figures show the number of patients hospitalised with the virus has doubled compared to the same period last year ...