Special Edition: COVID-19 
March-April 2020

Our collection of useful resources on COVID-19 can be found  here https://wakelet.com/@Covid19Collaboration this will be updated regularly.  
 

NHS England and NHS Improvement  

Coronavirus guidance for clinicians and NHS managers https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/

• Primary Care https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/primary-care/
• Secondary Care https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/secondary-care/
• Community based health and social care and ambulance services https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/community-social-care-ambulance/

Latest guidance includes:

• Next steps on NHS response to Covid-19 https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/20200317-NHS-COVID-letter-FINAL.pdf
• Advice on how to establish a remote ‘total triage’ model in general practice using online consultations https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/remote-total-triage-model-in-general-practice-27-march-2020.pdf
• Clinical guide for the management of palliative care in hospital during the coronavirus
  pandemic https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/C0081-Speciality-guide-Palliative-care-and-coronavirus.pdf
• Managing capacity and demand within inpatient and community mental health, learning disabilities and autism services for all ages https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/guidance-managing-capacity-and-demand-within-inpatient-and-community-mental-health-learning-disabilities-and-autism-services-for-all-ages/
• Guidance and updates for At risk patients
  • GPs: https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/guidance-and-updates-for-gps-at-risk-patients/
  • Trusts: https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/trusts-at-risk-patients/
• Guidance for the public on the mental health and wellbeing aspects of coronavirus (COVID-19)  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-the-public-on-mental-health-and-wellbeing/guidance-for-the-public-on-the-mental-health-and-wellbeing-aspects-of-coronavirus-covid-19
• Guidance on supply and use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/guidance-supply-use-of-ppe/

Health and Social Care  

• Social Care Institute for Excellence: Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for social care https://www.scie.org.uk/care-providers/coronavirus-covid-19
• Department of Health and Social Care: The Exercise of Commissioning Functions by the NHS Commissioning Board (Coronavirus) Directions 2020 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-exercise-of-commissioning-functions-by-the-nhs-commissioning-board-coronavirus-directions-2020
• Department of Health and Social Care: Hospital discharge service requirements - Sets out how health and care systems and providers should change their discharging arrangements and the provision of community support during the coronavirus situation https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-hospital-discharge-service-requirements

NHS Workforce

• NHS Employers - COVID-19 guidance for NHS workforce leaders https://www.nhsemployers.org/covid19
• The Queen’s Nursing Institute: Range of online support for community nurses who are in the front line of the battle against coronavirus.  https://www.qni.org.uk/news-and-events/news/support-to-nurses-against-coronavirus/ 
• The Royal College of Occupational Therapists: Guidance on how to cope with social distancing.  https://www.rcot.co.uk/staying-well-when-social-distancing
• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: Guidance for healthcare professionals on coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in pregnancy https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/guidelines/coronavirus-pregnancy/
• Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee - Pharmacy bodies publish resilience guidance to support pharmacy teams https://psnc.org.uk/our-news/pharmacy-bodies-publish-resilience-guidance-to-support-pharmacy-teams/

Other guidance  

• House of Commons: Coronavirus Bill: health and social care measures https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8861/

• NICE: Rapid guidelines and evidence reviews to respond to challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.  These include rapid new guidelines on critical care in adults, dialysis delivery service ad delivery of systemic anticancer  https://www.nice.org.uk/covid-19#rapid-products