£7 billion for NHS and social care for COVID-19 response and recovery

£7 billion for NHS and social care for COVID-19 response and recovery A funding package of £7 billion has been confirmed for health and social care services, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced today.

The NHS will receive £6.6 billion in additional funding over the next 6 months to support the continuation of the NHS response to COVID-19, and the recovery of elective services as hospitalisations continue to fall. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• Transparency data: Coronavirus England briefing, 18 March 2021 Department of Health and Social Care
• Transparency data: Coronavirus cases by local authority: epidemiological data, 18 March 2021 Department of Health and Social Care
• Shielding advice for the clinically extremely vulnerable to stop from April Department of Health and Social Care
• Research and analysis: COVID-19: trend in deaths within 28 days of a positive test Public Health England