By Professor John Robertson OBA

BBC Scotland today, above and with this contradictory evidence further down::

The data found, external that among care homes in the country a “substantial number” had found influenza circulating, but residents were confirmed as having taken the flu vaccine to combat it.

PHS noted only “a small number of deaths” had been reported among care homes.

For intensive care units, the flu had caused “relatively little pressure” but PHS noted there was one case of a pregnant woman admitted to ICU due to influenza in the most recent reporting.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2l96730lyo

BBC England?

No flu surge in England? Well:

Flu hit hospitals in England even harder last week, as a ‘tidal wave’ of infections led to a 70% increase in hospital cases across just 7 days.

^{https://www.england.nhs.uk/2024/12/tidal-wave-of-flu-hitting-hospitals-amid-record-treatment-delivered-for-patients/#:~:text=News-,’Tidal%20wave’%20of%20flu%20hitting%20hospitals%20amid,record%20treatment%20delivered%20for%20patients&text=Flu%20hit%20hospitals%20in%20England,cases%20across%20just%207%20days.}

BBC Wales?

No flu surge in Wales? Well:

Hospitals in South Wales introduce mask-wearing rules amid fears of rising flu cases _{https://news.sky.com/story/hospitals-in-south-wales-introduce-mask-wearing-rules-amid-fears-of-rising-flu-cases-13280699}

BBC Northern Ireland?

No flu surge in Northern Ireland? Well:

Health Minister [Northern Ireland] Mike Nesbitt is appealing to the public to help ease pressures on the health service as virus cases continue to rise. He warned the coming few weeks would be “extremely challenging” for the system.

^{https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2024-12-16/extremely-challenging-period-coming-for-ni-health-system-minister-warns}

So, why is the BBC in Scotland only, headlining this in the part of the UK with the best performing, best resourced and best staffed NHS in the UK?

The same reason only BBC Scotland has bombarded you with opposition party feeds based on dodgy stats to suggest reduced operations in a Clydebank hospital, based on Scottish Labour’s ‘modelling’ of the figures, ambulance delays leading to deaths based on Conservative party imagined statistics, and poor attainment levels in mathematics based on those who didn’t even take the exam and produced by an under-educated former head Girl Guide employed by Labour Lord Jack McConnell.

For the evidence, see: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/?s=waiting