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.
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.
