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Content ArticleSam Cartwright-Hatton and Abby Dunn have put together this useful sheet with tips on how we should talk to our children about COVID-19. The Flourishing Families Clinic is a totally new innovation in the NHS, piloted by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. It's a specialist clinic, based in adult mental health services, that supports parents seeking treatment for mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
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Content ArticleKidney Care UK has been working with medical colleagues and partners on information and advice about COVID-19 specifically for people with kidney disease. Their web page contains guidance for kidney patients and also information on the action that NHS renal services are taking during this outbreak. Further guidance is being developed for those on dialysis; those with a transplant; those with renal diseases who depend on immunosuppressant medication; those with declining kidney function; and those with chronic kidney disease. At the moment your current treatment plans will not change. However, advice is being updated on a daily basis so please do refer back to Kidney Care UK's page as it will be updated in response to any developments.
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Royal College of General Practitioners: COVID-19 advice
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The Royal College of General Practitioners is closely monitoring the situation and developing practical resources and support for GPs and their teams. They have launched specific guidance for general practice, including out-of-hours. This will be updated as the situation develops but things are extremely fast moving so please make sure you are using the latest version.- Posted
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News ArticleRegional NHS leaders in England have been ordered to immediately organise a primary care management service to care for covid-19 patients who “do not require immediate admission” to hospital. In a letter sent on 8 March, seen by The BMJ, NHS England and NHS Improvement’s strategic incident director for coronavirus, Keith Willett, has ordered regional primary care and public health directors to set up a 24 hour, seven day a week service to manage patients in the community. This service should be delivered by an out-of-hours provider, and every part of England must be covered by Tuesday 10 March, the letter said. The service will be used to manage patients who are deemed well enough to be isolated at home, with active monitoring for people who are at high risk of developing severe illness, and advice to those not deemed high risk on what to do if their illness deteriorates. The letter advises that patients “remain in isolation until 5 days after resolution of symptoms, unless [they are a] healthcare worker or work with high risk groups, in which case require one negative sample 5 days after resolution of symptoms before return to work.” People with mild illness and not in a high risk group will be told to isolate themselves at home and will be given health advice on how to identify deterioration. All patients managed at home will be given a phone number to call if they feel more unwell. The letter said that the community service should be provided by a nurse and GP team and that all clinical information should be recorded and transferred to the patient’s general practice. Providers must also provide regular situation reports, including confirmed numbers of patients cared for under the service, numbers of patients who deteriorate, and numbers of patients admitted to and discharged from the service. Read full story Source: BMJ, 9 March 2020
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WHO: Coping with stress during the 2019-nCoV outbreak
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The World Health Organization (WHO) have created this poster to give advice on how to cope if you feel worried about the coronavirus.- Posted
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NHS England urgently appeals to GPs to staff triage service
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A key element in the new covid-19 response service run by NHS 111 urgently needs more doctors, NHS England has said. The national covid-19 clinical assessment service, or CCAS, serves a cohort of patients with coronavirus symptoms deemed by 111 as needing a clinical assessment over the phone or online. An email to GPs from NHSE’s primary care directors on Friday evening said: “We urgently need more GPs help to staff this service, especially as covid-19 cases increase over coming days, because of your expertise and experience.” Read full story Source: HSJ, 6 April 2020- Posted
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Content ArticleThese documents are for bereaved families and aim to explain what happens after a bereavement. They include information about how to comment on the care a loved one received and what happens if a death will be looked into by a coroner.
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