The health and social care regulator, the CQC, published a review into the use of restrictive practices in the care of people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions.
The largest vaccination campaign in NHS history began as Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive a COVID-19 vaccine outside of a clinical trial.
The change to the UK’s relationship with the EU had wide-ranging implications for health and social care in England, including on international recruitment and supply and regulation of medicines.