Independent report

Higher-risk patients eligible for COVID-19 treatments: independent advisory group report (March 2023)

Update to the independent advisory group report that identifies which patient groups are at highest risk of serious illness from COVID-19 and would benefit from new COVID-19 treatments.

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This report was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). DHSC asked the independent advisory group to update patient conditions based on the latest COVID-19 evidence as to who is at the highest risk of an adverse COVID-19 outcome, particularly hospitalisation and death.

The recommendations in this report will support deployment of COVID-19 therapeutics, including in community settings, and form the definition of highest risk in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) multiple technology appraisal.

The latest supporting information on risk factors for progression to severe COVID-19 in adults and young people aged 12 to 17 can be found on the NICE website.

The previous version of the report can be found at Higher-risk patients eligible for COVID-19 treatments: independent advisory group report.

Information on COVID-19 treatments for patients in England can be found on the NHS website.

Updates to this page

Published 31 March 2023
Last updated 19 September 2023 + show all updates
  1. Replaced out-of-date content in boxes 1 and 2 with links to the latest supporting information on risk factors for progression to severe COVID-19 in adults and young people aged 12 to 17 on the NICE website.

  2. Amended the details of the advisory group in the first paragraph of the HTML attachment.

  3. First published.

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