Leaders of the NHS in England set out extensive changes to NHS services to prepare to treat large numbers of inpatients with COVID-19 and limit the spread of the disease.
The Department of Health and Social Care published a plan for the COVID-19 response in social care, including more diagnostic testing for care users and staff.
Leaders of the NHS in England outlined measures to start reopening some services which had been paused in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Government introduced a national service aiming to ensure that anyone with COVID-19 symptoms had access to a test and that close contacts of positive cases were advised to isolate.
Public Health England reviewed different factors affecting people’s COVID-19 risks and outcomes, concluding that existing health inequalities had been replicated and exacerbated by the pandemic.
