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1. Mass infection is not an option: we must do more to protect our young (07 July 2021)

   • Public health
   • Infection control
   • (and 5 more)

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     • Public health
     • Infection control
     • Virus
     • Pandemic
     • Vaccination
     • PPE (personal Protective Equipment)
     • Social distancing

   By Mark Hughes, 8 July

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   • 188 views
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   • 8 July

2. PPE guidance continues to put staff and patients at risk, by Dr David Tomlinson

   • Infection control
   • Staff safety
   • (and 3 more)

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     • Infection control
     • Staff safety
     • Virus
     • Pandemic
     • Hospital ward

   By PatientSafetyLearning Team, 10 June

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   • 10 June

3. Long Covid: Information gaps and the safety implications (7 June 2021)

   • Long Covid
   • Post-virus support
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Long Covid
     • Post-virus support
     • Patient engagement
     • Communication

   By PatientSafetyLearning Team, 8 June

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   • 771 views
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   • 8 June

4. How will NHS staff with Long Covid be supported?

   • Long Covid
   • Staff support

   By PatientSafetyLearning Team, 27 May

   • 1 comment
   • 1,253 views
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   • Comment by Ali Bertram
   • 16 June

5. The 60-year-old scientific screwup that helped Covid kill (WIRED, May 2021)

   • Virus
   • Infection control

   By PatientSafetyLearning Team, 12 May

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   • 835 views
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   • 12 May

6. Ten scientific reasons in support of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (15 April 2021)

   • Virus
   • Infection control

   By PatientSafetyLearning Team, 12 May

   • 0 comments
   • 139 views
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   • 12 May

7. How COVID-19 has affected substance abuse in the US (24 March 2021)

   • Substance / Drug abuse
   • Mental health
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Substance / Drug abuse
     • Mental health
     • Virus
     • Pandemic

   By Patient Safety Learning, 27 April

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   • 183 views
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   • 27 April

8. Promises of Long Covid support have not materialised (a blog by Clare Rayner)

   • Long Covid
   • Clinic
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Long Covid
     • Clinic
     • Diagnosis
     • Post-virus support

   By Clare R, 27 April

   • 0 comments
   • 1,179 views
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   • 27 April

9. Should HR be worried about long Covid? (28 January 2021)

   • Long Covid
   • Staff support

   By Patient Safety Learning, 7 April

   • 0 comments
   • 52 views
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   • 7 April

10. Keil Centre: Managing the COVID wall

    • Virus
    • Pandemic

    By Patient Safety Learning, 17 March

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    • 158 views
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    • 17 March

11. COVID-19 vaccine research and the trouble with clinical equipoise (1 February 2021)

    • Virus
    • Pandemic
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      • Virus
      • Pandemic
      • Vaccination
      • Ethics

    By Patient Safety Learning, 13 February

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    • 220 views
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    • 13 February

12. Keep your light shining bright – three tips from Sally Howard

    • Mental health
    • Staff factors
    • (and 5 more)

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      • Mental health
      • Staff factors
      • Stress
      • Psychological safety
      • Fatigue / exhaustion
      • Staff support
      • Staff safety

    By Sally Howard, 27 January

    • 0 comments
    • 428 views
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    • 27 January

13. David Oliver: Could we do better on hospital acquired COVID-19 in a future wave? (13 January 2021)

    • Infection control
    • Pandemic

    By PatientSafetyLearning Team, 18 January

    • 0 comments
    • 198 views
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    • 18 January

14. Vaccination centres: minimising the risks to vulnerable people

    • Virus
    • Pandemic
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Virus
      • Pandemic
      • Vaccination
      • Transmission
      • Social distancing
      • Human factors

    By Patient Safety Learning, 14 January

    • 0 comments
    • 994 views
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    • 14 January

15. Why we need to keep using the patient made term “Long Covid” (1 October 2020)

    • Long Covid
    • Virus
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Long Covid
      • Virus
      • Pandemic
      • Recovery
      • Post-virus support

    By Patient Safety Learning, 11 January

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    • 142 views
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    • 11 January

16. Safe delivery? The main challenges for the NHS in delivering the COVID-19 vaccine (27 January 2020)

    • Virus
    • Pandemic
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Virus
      • Pandemic
      • Vaccination

    By Patient Safety Learning, 16 December, 2020

    • 0 comments
    • 324 views
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    • 16 December, 2020

17. Confronting the pathophysiology of Long COVID (BMJ Opinion, December 2020)

    • Long Covid
    • Pathology
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Long Covid
      • Pathology
      • Medicine - Immunology
      • Recovery

    By PatientSafetyLearning Team, 14 December, 2020

    • 0 comments
    • 304 views
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    • 14 December, 2020

18. Engaging Long COVID patients (30 November 2020)

    • Virus
    • Long Covid
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      • Virus
      • Long Covid
      • Pandemic
      • Recovery
      • Post-virus support

    By Patient Safety Learning, 1 December, 2020

    • 0 comments
    • 289 views
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    • 1 December, 2020

19. How to safely restart elective surgeries after a COVID spike (November 2020)

    • Pandemic
    • Surgery - General
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Pandemic
      • Surgery - General
      • Virus
      • Long waiting list

    By PatientSafetyLearning Team, 23 November, 2020

    • 0 comments
    • 251 views
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    • 23 November, 2020

20. Clear NHS plan needed to reassure Long COVID patients (Patient Safety Learning, 19 November 2020)

    • Long Covid
    • Virus
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Long Covid
      • Virus
      • Pandemic
      • Recovery
      • Post-virus support

    By Patient Safety Learning, 19 November, 2020

    • 0 comments
    • 1,132 views
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    • 19 November, 2020

21. Reflections of a COVID-19 Long Hauler (11 November 2020)

    • Long Covid
    • Virus
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      • Long Covid
      • Virus
      • Pandemic
      • Symptoms

    By Patient Safety Learning, 16 November, 2020

    • 0 comments
    • 209 views
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    • 16 November, 2020

22. AHRQ: Diagnostic safety in the Covid era: Let’s not squander the opportunity (2 November 2020)

    • Virus
    • Pandemic
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      • Virus
      • Pandemic
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Diagnostic error

    By Patient Safety Learning, 10 November, 2020

    • 0 comments
    • 273 views
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    • 10 November, 2020

23. When the doctor Is a Covid ‘Long Hauler’

    • Virus
    • Secondary impact
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Virus
      • Secondary impact
      • Symptoms

    By Patient Safety Learning, 25 October, 2020

    • 0 comments
    • 359 views
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    • Added by Patient Safety Learning
    • 25 October, 2020

24. NIH Director's Blog: Study highlights need for continued care of COVID-19 survivors (22 October 2020)

    • Virus
    • Pandemic
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      • Virus
      • Pandemic
      • Recovery
      • Post-virus support
      • Symptoms

    By Patient Safety Learning, 23 October, 2020

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    • 212 views
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    • 23 October, 2020

25. Independent Living: Keeping in touch (14 October 2020)

    • Patient / family support
    • Health inequalities
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Patient / family support
      • Health inequalities
      • Disability
      • Engagement

    By Patient Safety Learning, 20 October, 2020

    • 0 comments
    • 135 views
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    • 20 October, 2020