Local NHS services are under extreme pressure as they are looking after rising numbers of very unwell people.
New NHS data covering the Christmas and New Year period shows flu cases have continued to skyrocket with the numbers of people hospitalised with flu quadrupling in a month and hundreds of people in critical care.
The NHS is also seeing rising cases of COVID, winter vomiting bugs and respiratory (breathing) illnesses.
To help prevent avoidable illness, protect vulnerable relatives and friends and ensure that vital NHS services are there for those who need them, local NHS leaders are calling on everyone in our area to follow the advice in the attachment below: