Gonorrhoea could become untreatable, says chief medic

Dame Sally Davies asks GPs and pharmacies to ensure they are prescribing correct drugs after 16 cases of drug-resistant strain of STI this year

Gonorrhoea is at risk of becoming an untreatable disease, England's chief medical officer has said.

Dame Sally Davies has written to all GPs and pharmacies to ensure they are prescribing the correct drugs after the rise of a highly drug-resistant strain of the infection.