Early pandemic policy to discharge patients into care homes in England without testing them for Covid was unlawful, the High Court has ruled today.

27 April 2022

Evidence ‘increasingly’ suggests that adenoviruses are behind a recent increase in child hepatitis cases but a Covid link has not been ruled out, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.

22 April 2022

Around half of those invited to take up spring Covid boosters have accepted the offer and received a jab, NHS England has revealed.

14 April 2022

Throughout the pandemic, primary care has provided invaluable support for the delivery of many vital clinical research studies to help us further understand the disease itself and identify innovative treatments and preventions.

14 April 2022

Thousands more patients in England will receive the second Covid antiviral through the PANORAMIC study, the Government has announced.

12 April 2022

Covid pressure, including staff sickness, is forcing a number of hospitals to divert patients, the last NHS weekly winter report has shown.

07 April 2022

GPs will do the majority of vaccinations, as England has today opened up bookings for children aged 5-11, NHS England has said.

04 April 2022

The official NHS website has today (4 April) been updated with additional Covid symptoms, including a runny nose, sore throat and diarrhoea.

04 April 2022

01 April 2022

The Friends and Family Test (FFT) will restart from 1 April for GP practices, NHS England has announced.

29 March 2022