Top health chief Professor Sir Stephen Powis has warned it is ‘going to be tough winter’ with more infections returning the way Strep A has.
The national medical director for NHS England said his staff are preparing for more infections
Professor Sir Stephen Powis said the UK should prepare for a difficult few months with the return of the flu and other viruses. ‘And we’re seeing all these infections a bit out of their usual pattern, a bit out of their usual season, because we haven’t seen them over the last few years because of the measures that have been in place to reduce the transmission of Covid.
Professor Sir Stephen made the comments on Wednesday, after receiving his knighthood from the Prince of Wales.He said: ‘It’s a real honour to get this award, of course for everybody in the NHS it’s been the toughest three years of our professional careers.
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