Sent on behalf of the COVID-19 Primary Care Incident Management Team for Coventry and Rugby, South Warwickshire and Warwickshire North CCGs

In today's briefing we include the latest news stories falling into the following categories:

1.  Vitamin D Supplements

During the autumn and winter months everyone is advised to take a supplement of vitamin D every day to support general health and in particular for bone and muscle health. Many of us have been indoors more than usual this year and so might not have been making enough vitamin D from sunlight. You can find general advice on vitamin D here: https://www.nhs.uk/vitamin-d

This advice is particularly important for people who have been shielding this year due to COVID-19, or who are living in care homes, because they are most likely to have been indoors over the spring and summer and so may not have been able to obtain enough vitamin D from sunlight.

The Government is offering a free 4-month supply of daily supplements of vitamin D for all adults who are clinically extremely vulnerable to support general health and in particular for bone and muscle health. If you would like to opt-in to receive your free supply of vitamin D, you will need register your details between 30 November 2020 and 4 January 2021 at the following link: https://www.nhs.uk/get-vitamin-d

You do not need to opt-in to receive the vitamin D supplements if:

You are already taking, or are prescribed, a vitamin D supplement by your GP or healthcare professional You are currently living in a nursing or residential care home as we will provide these direct to the home where you live.

It is expected that vitamin D supplements distribution will begin from January 2021. Further guidance on how to safely take vitamin D supplements will be provided during the opt in process.

 

NO UPDATES FOR South Warwickshire – 3 December 2020

NO UPDATES FOR Warwickshire North – 3 December 2020 

NO UPDATES FOR Coventry and Rugby – 3 December 2020

Please note all sessions are open to all localities.

5. Free On-line Safeguarding Training

• Safeguarding Adults Level 3: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/?s=safeguarding
• Safeguarding Adults level 3: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/myElearning/Index?HierarchyId=0_140&programmeId=140
• Safeguarding Adults Level 4: (for GP Safeguarding Leads): https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/myElearning/Index?HierarchyId=0_140&programmeId=140
• Safeguarding Children Level 3: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/myElearning/Index?HierarchyId=0_41477&programmeId=41477
• Safeguarding Children and Adults Level 3: https://rcgpportal.force.com/s/lt-event?id=a1U1i000001R7s3EAC&site=a0d0Y00000AeOP6QAN
• Mental capacity Act and Adult Safeguarding: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/myElearning/Index?HierarchyId=0_43619&programmeId=43619
• IRIS training: Clinician Refresher (01/12/2020 @ 12:30pm) - This is a refresher of Clinician 1 and 2 and is open to all clinicians that have previously completed Clinician 1 and 2. This session is 2 hours. Contact: Farah Hameed, IRIS Advocate Educator Mobile: 07867193415
• CCG training via TEAMS or in Practice: Contact: Fran Walsh, Named Professional for safeguarding: frances.walsh@southwarwickshireccg.nhs.uk
• PREVENT training: https://www.elearning.prevent.homeoffice.gov.uk/edu/screen1.html
• FGM training - the Home Office: https://fgmelearning.vc-enable.co.uk/Register/
• A Childs story: http://www.seenandheard.org.uk

NB- it is recommended that 50% recommended training hours for Level 3 are face to face- please access IRIS training or CCG training for this purpose.

6. Diagnosing Ovarian Cancer Webinar: https://bit.ly/3pZFAZf 

Please note: we are now issuing the briefing twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) communications via: warnoccg.covid19primarycarecommunications@nhs.net. We would also ask that if you have questions or concerns relating to the current situation around coronavirus and COVID-19 you use the same address: warnoccg.covid19primarycarecommunications@nhs.net. Please keep us updated with any issues that you may be having so we can try to address them.

Please note that the below data does not include care home data.  

Coventry and Warwickshire COVID position up to 03.12.2020

• 21,332 cases now confirmed in Coventry and Warwickshire (+381 / +1.8% from Tuesday)
• 130 of these are currently admitted (+4 / +3.2% from Tuesday)

Admissions by Trust:

• GEH: 25
• UHCW: 78
• SWFT: 24
• CWPT: 3

• 306 beds still available (-58 / -15.9% from Tuesday)
• 19 ITU bed(s) occupied by Covid patients (-2 / -9.5% from Tuesday)
• 651 reported deaths in a hospital setting (+7 / +1.1% from Tuesday)

Latest National Picture

As of Wednesday 2 December 2020 at 4:01pm

• the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the UK is 59,699
• the daily total of people tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK is 17,170 with an overall total of 1,659,256
• there is a total of 12,438 cases in the West Midlands
• For the latest advice click here