A critical incident has been declared by University Hospitals Birmingham because of what it says are extreme pressures on services. The first week of January has seen an "exceptional number" of patients with flu requiring hospital admission, which has now affected 311 inpatients, the NHS trust said.

Here’s a list of which hospitals we know have declared a critical incident so far: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Good Hope Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Sussex Police considering charges of gross negligence manslaughter and corporate manslaughter in most serious cases of medical negligence