restrictions at pace. what we are trying to balance this against is the fact that the vaccines have changed the rules of the game. with most days now bringing record numbers of infections and the virus spreads rapidly amongst us, the health secretary in england has warned of a big increase in hospitalisations this month, which is likely to test the limits of the nhs. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. dr bharat pankhania is a senior clinical lecturer at university of exeter medical school. clinical lecturer at university good clinical lecturer at university to have you with us. i hobson good to have you with us. chris hobson seems to be saying there is some time, maybejust hobson seems to be saying there is some time, maybe just a few days but some time, maybe just a few days but some time, maybe just a few days but some time to do something about the impact of omicron on the nhs. do you agree or do you think that particular horse is already left the stable? ~ ., ,., particular horse is alre