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    This American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) guidance is in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. Their goal is to provide practices with recommendations that guard the health and safety of their patients and staff, and recognise our social responsibility, as an organisation and as a community of providers and experts, to comply with national public health recommendations.
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    This is an easy to understand guide for people with learning disabilities who might be admitted to hospital with COVID-19. The author, Georgia, is a Speech & Language Therapist at Northants Healthcare.
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    This is an easy to understand infographic about correct PPE to wear during the Coronavirus crisis.
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    Thank you @Katharine Tylko I feel odd that people call healthcare workers brave. I feel we are very well protected by the NHS. We have job satisfaction, we have security, we have great holiday, pensions......we are not the brave. The brave are the patients and the families, that have to navigate through healthcare. All the more reason to work together
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    Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 threatens healthcare resources throughout the world. This is particularly true for the patients who develop moderate to severe respiratory failure and require oxygen supplementation devices such as high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC). The HFNC uses humidification to allow the delivery of up to 100% oxygen at flow rates of up to 60 Lmin-1 ; however, there is a concern this may aerosolize respiratory tract pathogens. This report states that patient requiring HFNC are at least used in single occupancy rooms or negative pressure airborne isolation rooms. Healthcare workers caring for those using HFNC should be wearing full airborne personal protective equipment (i.e., N95 mask or equivalent, gown, gloves, goggles, hair covers, and face shield or hoods).
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    Hi, Here is blog number 2 - 'Stockpiling and stark reality'
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    This blog was intended to give insights into what it is like working during this crisis on the frontline. I was going to explain what I see day to day, the stress that healthcare workers are under, the situation with personal protective equipment (PPE), the pressure on intensive care unit (ICU) beds and the ward. But unfortunately it's not that simple...
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    This video has been produced by the staff at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It demonstrates how to prone an intensive care patient. If proning a patient with COVID-19, full personal protective equipment (PPE) will be required by all staff.
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    Information governance is all about how to manage and share information appropriately. During these uncertain times, and with staff self isolating as well as patients, NHS X has advice for doing things differently.
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    Hi all, I have posted on the hub my experiences of the COVID-19 crisis. It would be fantastic to have more stories on the hub from those on the frontline here for others to read. How are you coping? What tips/resources can you share? What are the frustrations? Are you prepared? Have you enough equipment/PPE? If you are a member of the hub and would like to share, just reply to this post below. If you're not already a member of the hub, it's quick and free to join. Register here. You can also write a blog and share in our dedicated coronavirus area in Learn. I shall be writing more as the days and weeks go on, documenting my journey through home life and clinical work and the impact it is having on me, my family and our patients. the hub is also running a poll to capture frontline workers' concerns. Claire
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    This guide contains advice and information about intensive care. It tells you how critical illness may be treated and what recovery may be like. Not every patient will experience all of these things, but they are more likely to if they have been in intensive care for more than a few days. Most of this guide is written for patients but there is a section specifically for relatives and visitors. By reading the guide, relatives will learn what a patient's recovery may involve and it will give them the answers to some of the questions they may have.
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    This short video by Gold Coast Health Australia demonstrates how to put on and take off personal protective equipment (PPE) when caring for a patient with COVID-19.
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    In this blog, Joanne Hughes, founder of Mother's Instinct and hub topic leader,  gives her response to the recent news that childrens' deaths at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) have not been investigated properly. Amid claims GOSH put reputation above patient care, former health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, urged it to consider a possible "profound cultural problem". Joanne's daughter, Jasmine, died in 2011 following failures in her care. Soon after Joanne set up Mother’s Instinct with the ambition to provide a source of support specifically for families whose children die following medical error, and a platform to share their stories and experiences for learning to improve patient safety for children, patient engagement in patient safety, and care of avoidably bereaved parents.
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    Professor Karol Sikora, in this video on Medscape, talks about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on cancer care globally. Karl is a Professor of Cancer Medicine and Founding Dean, University of Buckingham Medical School; Consultant Oncologist; Harley Street Cancer Centre, London.
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    Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the COVID-19 virus, was first detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. On 30 January 2020, the WHO Director-General declared that the current outbreak constituted a public health emergency of international concern.  This document summarises WHO’s recommendations for the rational use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare and community settings, as well as during the handling of cargo; in this context, PPE includes gloves, medical masks, goggles or a face shield, and gowns, as well as for specific procedures, respirators (i.e., N95 or FFP2 standard or equivalent) and aprons. This document is intended for those who are involved in distributing and managing PPE, as well as public health authorities and individuals in healthcare and community settings, and it aims to provide information about when PPE use is most appropriate. 
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    I am going to write a series of blogs about my situation: what I'm seeing, my thoughts and my fears on the coronavirus, personally and professionally. I am a critical care outreach nurse one day a week and for the rest of the time I work non-clinically for the charity Patient Safety Learning.  My personal situation will not be unlike many. I have worries just like you – money, job, health, kids, elderly relatives (my parents will kill me for saying that!), food… It is important to capture our stories, no matter who you are or what you do. The impact of the coronavirus is widespread. It is affecting our daily lives and our future.
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    A growing number of studies have focused on 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since its outbreak, but few data are available on epidemiological features and transmission patterns of children with COVID-19. This study, published in Pediatrics journal, examined the epidemiological characteristics and transmission patterns of 2143 paediatric patients with COVID-19, using a retrospective analytical approach.  The authors found that children at all ages were susceptible to COVID-19, but no significant gender difference was found. Clinical manifestations of paediatric patients were generally less severe than those of adults’ patients. However, young children, particularly infants, were vulnerable to 2019-nCoV infection.
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    This document outlines the infection prevention and control advice for healthcare workers involved in receiving, assessing and caring for patients who are a possible or confirmed case of COVID-19. It is based on the best evidence available from previous pandemic and interpandemic periods and focuses on the infection prevention and control aspects of this disease only, recognising that a preparedness plan will consider other counter measures. The infection prevention and control advice in this document is considered good practice in response to this COVID-19 pandemic. NB: The emerging evidence base on COVID-19 is rapidly evolving. Further updates may be made to this guidance as new detail or evidence emerges. 
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    Guidance from the Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service about visiting prisons during the coronavirus outbreak.
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    The global impact of COVID-19 has been profound, and the public health threat it represents is the most serious seen in a respiratory virus since the 1918 H1N1 influenza pandemic. Ferguson et al. present the results of epidemiological modelling which has informed policymaking in the UK and other countries in recent weeks. In the absence of a COVID-19 vaccine, they assess the potential role of a number of public health measures – so-called non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) – aimed at reducing contact rates in the population and thereby reducing transmission of the virus. In the results presented Imperial, apply a previously published microsimulation model to two countries: the UK (Great Britain specifically) and the US. They conclude that the effectiveness of any one intervention in isolation is likely to be limited, requiring multiple interventions to be combined to have a substantial impact on transmission. 
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    The Intensive Care Society is delighted to share their wellbeing resource pack developed with Dr Julie Highfield, Clinical Psychologist. The poster series aims to improve our understanding of psychological wellbeing at work, the impact reduced wellbeing can have and what we can do in response, and includes tips for dealing with extraordinary situations such as COVID-19 and everyday working in critical care. 
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    In this blog, psychotherapist Donna Butler gives practical advice on how to keep your mental health in good shape during periods of self isolation and worrying times.  Donna is an Integrative psychotherapist, having trained at Brighton & Sussex Universities and the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education in London, where she gained a Masters in Psychotherapy.
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    A short video to show you how to have a video consultation with your GP surgery after receiving an invitation via text message. 
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    This dashboard produced by Public Health England provides daily updates of all cases, recovery rates and deaths of coronavirus in the UK.
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    This is a collection of articles, news and alerts on coronavirus published on Medscape.
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