A top NHS executive has urged people with cold or flu symptoms to wear a mask in public as the health sector braces for a “tidal wave” of illness this winter. NHS Providers chief executive Daniel ...

VISITORS are no longer required to wear a mask when visiting loved ones. Following a reduction in outbreaks and respiratory viruses in North Cumbrian hospitals, mask-wearing guidance has been reviewed ...

The NHS has warned those experiencing flu or cold-like symptoms to wear facemasks in public places as the UK grapples with a "tidal wave" of cases. The UK is currently dealing with a "big tidal wave" ...

A growing number of politicians, health experts and members of the public have criticised recent advice from NHS leaders urging people with cold or flu symptoms to wear face masks in public, amid a ...

With flu season arriving early and NHS leaders encouraging people with symptoms to wear masks in public, a question arises: do masks actually work against the flu? The short answer is that the ...

Face masks can help to reduce transmission of respiratory viruses such as influenza, according to experts and medical evidence, but their effectiveness depends on the type of mask used. Social media ...

Some NHS trusts in the South East are urging people to wear masks following a rise in flu cases nationally. Dr Tom Clark, chief medical officer at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, said there had been ...