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Content ArticleThe Internet of Critical Care has collated information on COVID-19 for those working in critical care. The author of the Internet of Critical Care, Josh Farkas, is a pulmonary intensivist working in Vermont.
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Intensive Care Society: Wellbeing resource library
Claire Cox posted an article in Mental health
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.- Posted
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Royal College of General Practitioners: COVID-19 advice
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Guidance
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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Content ArticleThis guidance for the public was developed by 'Doctors of the World'. It has been written in 16 different languages: English Vietnamese Turkish Spanish Portuguese Pashto Mandarin Kurdish Hindi French farsi Dari Bengali Arabic Albanian.
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"Toilet paper and ventilators" – preparing for the unknown
Claire Cox posted an article in Blogs
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.- Posted
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Department of Health and Social Care: Coronavirus (COVID-19) action plan
Claire Cox posted an article in Guidance
This web page is updated regularly on what the health and social care system across the UK has done to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and what it plans to do next.- Posted
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Content ArticleThe rapid spread of COVID-19, and the fact that healthcare facilities could be sources of contagion, has focused attention on new models of care that avoid face-to-face contact between clinician and patient. There has been particular interest in video consultations, which are already being rolled out in many countries as part of national digital health strategies. In this Editorial in the BMJ, Trisha Greenhalgh and colleagues discuss how appropriate video consultations are for dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what are the challenges of scaling up this model at speed.
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Content ArticleInfographic from Information is Beautiful showing the current data on the coronavirus.
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Content ArticleIn 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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Content ArticleThis document provides technical guidance for government authorities, health workers, and other key stakeholders to guide response to community spread. It will be updated as new information or technical guidance become available. For countries that are already preparing or responding, this document can also serve as a checklist to identify any remaining gaps.
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Content ArticleDespite dealing with biomedical practices, infection prevention and control (IPC) is essentially a behavioural science. Human behaviour is influenced by various factors, including culture. This paper by M.A. Borg, published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, analyses the cultural determinants of infection control behaviour.
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WHO: Coping with stress during the 2019-nCoV outbreak
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Mental health
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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COVID-19: Information from the Intensive Care Society
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Guidance
The Intensive Care Society has created a page to provide the critical care community with resources and information on COVID-19. The Society is collaborating with Government, FICM and other agencies to ensure they provide consistent, up to date and relevant messaging to support your understanding of and management of COVID-19.- Posted
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NHS England: Coronavirus guidance for clinicians
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Guidance
NHS England has provided links to the up-to-date guidance healthcare professionals need to respond to coronavirus (COVID-19). Clinicians and members of the public can check the government’s response to coronavirus and travel advice on gov.uk.- Posted
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Content ArticleAdvice from the World Health Organization (WHO) on protecting yourself against the coronavirus.
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Content ArticleThis website gives up to date, rolling information about the ongoing viral crisis.
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Content ArticleProfessor Tim Cook and Dr Kariem El-Boghdadly discuss in this blog the challenges the coronavirus presents to healthcare services. Central to the care of patients with coronavirus is staff safety. In the early stages, patients will need to be isolated from other patients and, as the epidemic progresses, they will need to be cohorted away from non-infected patients. Staff protection will require a system that includes, but is not restricted to, strict use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Use of PPE, using a buddy system to ensure this is optimised and engaging in low patient contact methods will need to become second nature for all healthcare workers. Anaesthetists and intensivists are highly invested in this topic because airway management, including tracheal intubation, is associated with some of the highest risks of transmission of infection. PPE is likely to be effective, so too are simple methods of decontamination of surfaces, equipment and ourselves with soap and alcohol-based cleaning processes.
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Content ArticleThis report by pharmaceutical company ViiV Healthcare focuses on results from wave two of their Positive Perspectives study. It investigates how people living with HIV (PLHIV) rate their own health and how living with HIV impacts their lives and affects their outlook for the future. It also examines their interactions and relationships with healthcare professionals and their experiences with antiretroviral treatment. The report highlights the importance of open and active dialogue and shared decision making between PLHIV and their healthcare professionals in improving outcomes.
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Content ArticleAt Patient Safety Learning we believe that sharing insights and learning is vital to improving outcomes and reducing harm. That’s why we created the hub; providing a space for people to come together and share their experiences, resources and good practice examples. To mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, which takes place every year in November, we’ve selected ten resources related to antimicrobial resistance. Shared with us by hub members and patient safety advocates, they provide valuable insights and practical guidance about AMR.
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Video consultations: A guide for practice (18 March 2020)
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Telemedicine
Many practices are now using or considering using alternatives to face-to-face consultations because of concerns about COVID-19. Important new information and guidance is now available to support video consultations. Produced by researchers at the University of Oxford, this document is packed with extremely useful, practical advice and tips to help doctors,other primary care clinicians, and patients navigate these almost uncharted waters at a time of unprecedented challenge for the health service.- Posted
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World at war: The journey continues
Carol Menashy posted an article in Blogs
I'd like to share with you how SISOS is supporting staff at The Royal Free Trust during the coronavirus pandemic.- Posted
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