GPs at Liverpool clinic allocate 45 minutes per patient, which includes an annual health check

When the radio presenter Jo Whiley spoke last month about the absurdity of being offered a Covid vaccine before her sister, who has diabetes and learning difficulties, the ensuing outcry prompted a change in government policy.

Within a fortnight – during which Whiley’s sister, Frances, was hospitalised for Covid – the government announced that all individuals on the learning disabilities register would be prioritised for a coronavirus vaccine.

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