• Sue Grange, deputy director of people and organisational development at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
• Theresa Nelson, chief officer for workforce development at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

The event covered:

• a summary of the changing nature of the workplace and what this means for wellbeing
• reflections from setting up a Nightingale hospital facility and what can be taken from this into local employer and system-wide planning of wellbeing support  
• the approach Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has adopted to supporting the wellbeing of staff through the next phases of working with the pandemic.

• Modes of transmission and incubation period..
• Pharmacy operations and facilities: ensuring safety and continuity of service.
• Preventive measures, including the use of masks.
• Pharmacy interventions and patient counselling.
• Treatment guidelines and medicines that may need to be stocked.
• Progress in medicines and vaccines development.
• Laboratory testing for COVID-19 in suspected human cases.
• Cleaning and disinfection products and procedures.
• Travel advice.

This guidance is based on the available evidence and the recommendations of reputable organisations such as the World Health Organization, the United States and the European Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and others, at the time of publishing. Knowledge on COVID-19 is rapidly changing and recommendations may change accordingly.

FIP is also providing educational webinars and new communication lines related to COVID-19.