Covid-19 treatments to be fast-tracked through UK clinical trial system

(Simon Dawson/PA)

Treatments for Covid-19 will soon be fast-tracked through the UK’s clinical trial system, meaning they could be available on the NHS in months rather than years.

The British government, which currently funds phase 2 and 3 trials such as the Recovery trial, which brought dexamethasone and tocilizumab to the NHS, has awarded multimillion-pound funding to a phase 1 clinical trial platform, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said.