A £5m study will begin in January to see how feasible it is to offer these types of tests to patients.
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It comes after the Covid inquiry was told disabled people were "largely disregarded" during the pandemic.
The government has made the possession of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, a criminal offence.
Thousands of patients remain in hospital each day despite being well enough to leave, data shows.
Patients can now go home on the same day as having surgery to remove stoma bags.
The numbers dying from the disease have risen steadily over the past 10 years, figures show.
Now a class C drug, possession for recreational use will carry a prison sentence of up to two years.
The former PM suggested being injected with the virus on TV would calm public fears, an ex-adviser says.
The King's Speech promises a crackdown on vaping aimed at children.
Mums speak out after inspectors found maternity services at Hull Royal Infirmary were unsafe.