{"id":348552,"date":"2025-12-15T01:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T01:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/348552\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T01:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T01:06:13","slug":"tell-us-how-are-you-being-affected-by-the-rise-in-uk-flu-cases-flu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/348552\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell us: how are you being affected by the rise in UK flu cases? | Flu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Flu cases <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2025\/dec\/11\/nhs-worst-case-scenario-hospital-flu-cases-jump-week\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rose 55% in one week<\/a> in England this month, as the NHS braces for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2025\/dec\/11\/nhs-bracing-for-worst-ever-winter-crisis-in-next-fortnight-amid-rising-flu-cases\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cworst-case scenario\u201d<\/a> in the next fortnight as hospitals, GP surgeries and ambulances services come under intense strain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It comes as the British Medical Association has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2025\/dec\/11\/hope-grows-england-resident-doctors-will-cancel-strike-after-new-government-offer\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lined up strike action<\/a> for resident doctors in England next week over concerns on pay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">How are you affected by the rise in flu? Are you a patient who has become unwell, or have you changed your behaviour to try and avoid infection? Are you a healthcare worker dealing with the impact? What are your thoughts on the potential strike action?<\/p>\n<p>Share your experience<\/p>\n<p>You can tell us about how the rise of flu cases is affecting you here.<\/p>\n<p>Your responses, which can be anonymous, are secure as the form is encrypted and only the Guardian has access to your contributions. We will only use the data you provide us for the purpose of the feature and we will delete any personal data when we no longer require it for this purpose. 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