NHS bosses order extra supplies of antibiotics to fight Strep A

Parents demanded action to tackle rising cases of Strep A after shortages in some places of antibiotics, including the liquid version of penicillin - often given to children

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NHS bosses have ordered extra supplies of antibiotics delivered to pharmacies across the country in the fight against Strep A.

Parents have reported shortages of antibiotics in some places, including the liquid version of penicillin, which is often given to children.

Sir Stephen Powis, medical director of NHS England, said wholesalers had been tasked with producing antibiotics to meet demand following the rise in cases.

Sir Stephen Powis, medical director of NHS England made the wish (

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He told the BBC on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: "We have a lot of antibiotics.

"We have asked people to prescribe them a little earlier and the government is working with wholesalers.

"The supply chain is working very well, I think we'll see these supplies hitting pharmacies as we speak."

The number of young people who have died since the summer of contracting strep A in the UK currently stands at 16.