Flu outbreak in England 'starting to slow'

The spread of influenza has slowed in the last week, with only a modest rise in the number of patients attending GPs with flu-like symptoms compared with last week.There has been an 11% rise in the flu hospitalisation rate, a 42% increase in the GP consultation rate with flu-like illness compared with the previous week, and an 8% drop in the flu intensive care admission rate.The main strains circulating continue to be flu A(H3N2), A(H1N1) and Flu B, according to Public Health England .