Covid jabs to be compulsory for NHS staff in England from April

Mandatory vaccination to be introduced for NHS England's 1.2 million full-time staff from next year

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Covid vaccination is to be made compulsory for the NHS's 1.2 million full-time staff in England, despite criticism that forcing frontline personnel to get jabbed is heavy-handed and will lead some to quit.

However, the tough new approach will not come into force until next April year, after Sajid Javid heeded warnings that introducing it soon could lead to an exodus of staff during the winter, the health service's busiest time of year.