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Content ArticleThis Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) report charts a four-month patient safety investigation that was launched following concern that patients were contracting COVID-19 after being admitted to hospital. The report references data presented to SAGE in mid-May that suggested around 20% of patients were reporting symptoms seven days after admission. The aim of the investigation was to understand the factors that could contribute to the risk of transmission, how the NHS operates to reduce that risk and where there may be opportunities to reduce that risk even further. The investigation represented the voices of those working across the health service, from strategic national planners to hospital porters. It also captured experiences of patients and families, providing further insight into the challenges of managing the transmission of COVID-19.
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Content ArticleThis report seeks to inform the six-month review of the Coronavirus legislation required by the Coronavirus Act 2020 along with any future response to a “second wave” of the virus later this year. The report begins by setting out the legislative framework in play, then focuses on the following themes and rights: Human rights impact of the lockdown (Articles 8, 9, 10 and 11 ECHR) The right to life, including both the substantive and procedural duties on government (Articles 2 and 3 ECHR) and the right to health which has been (partially) incorporated within the positive obligation to secure the right to life. Issues in relation to detention settings (Articles 5, 8, 3 and 2 ECHR) Contact tracing and privacy rights (Articles 8 and 14 ECHR) Access to justice (Articles 6 and 2 ECHR) Children’s rights —the right to education (Article 2 of Protocol 1 ECHR) and the right to family life (Article 8 ECHR) The report also reflects on the challenge of ensuring the emergency legislation required in response to the outbreak was subject to appropriate parliamentary scrutiny and review. Follow the link below to read the full report including conclusions and recommendations.
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Content ArticleA new report from Healthwatch and the British Red Cross looks at how well the new hospital discharge policy is working for patients, carers and healthcare professionals. In March 2020, the Government introduced a new hospital discharge policy to help the NHS free up beds by getting people out of hospital quickly. This meant anyone who may need out-of-hospital support to help them recover would now have their needs assessed after being discharged, rather than in hospital. How has the new policy affected people's experience of leaving hospital? Healthwatch and the British Red Cross spoke to over 500 patients and carers and conducted 47 in-depth interviews with health and care professionals involved in the hospital discharge process. The research shows significant numbers of people are not receiving follow-up support after being discharged from hospital under new policy, leading to unmet needs.
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Content ArticleWith the possibility of a spike in COVID-19 cases this winter, doctors, nurses and medical staff may be coming in feeling already depleted from an uncontrolled pandemic. Guest host Dan Gorenstein of the Tradeoffs podcast talks with Dr Albert Wu, co-director of RISE (Resilience in Stressful Events) which provides emotional support to health system staff. Gorenstein and Wu talk about why health care workers may have low reserves right now, how COVID may be changing perceived stigma around mental health support for frontline workers and what institutions can do to ensure the well-being and resilience of all staff."Asking people to be heroic over and over again, to run back into the fire multiple times, gets harder each time" (Dr Wu).This is a podcast called Public Health on Call, produced by John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Content ArticleAs a second wave of COVID-19 infections is underway in the UK, Sarah Scobie answers some key questions on how mortality figures are collected and measured during the pandemic. How do the numbers relate to the daily figures reported, and are all the extra deaths due to the coronavirus?
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Content ArticleMiranda Davies considers the difficult issue of the NHS's ability to get hold of basic drugs for patients who need them - and how the pandemic may be affecting this.
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Content ArticleThe coronavirus has caused significant disruption to NHS services, which may have been particularly felt by those with a long-term condition. Rachel Hutchings takes a closer look at what it’s been like for people living with heart disease, and stresses the importance of understanding patients’ experiences as we head towards winter with a second wave underway.
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Content ArticleThe Care Quality Commission (CQC) insight reports are designed to help everyone involved in health and social care to work together to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic. This report looks at infection prevention and control and provider collaboration reviews.
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Content ArticleThis article explains what herd immunity is and what the World Health Organization (WHO)'s position is on herd immunity as a way of fighting COVID-19.
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Content ArticleThe past several months have shown that most people hospitalized with COVID-19 will get better. As inspiring as it is to see these patients breathe on their own and converse with their loved ones again, we are learning that many will leave the hospital still quite ill and in need of further care. But little has been published to offer a detailed demographic picture of those being discharged from our nation’s hospitals and the types of community-based care and monitoring that will be needed to keep them on the road to recovery. Dr. Francis Collins takes a look at the current research.
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Content ArticlePatient Safety Movement's Dr Donna Prosser, CCO, and Dr Edward Kelley, Director of Integrated Health Services Department at World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters, Geneva, give a COVID-19 update in this video. Topics discussed include the current climate of the COVID-19 pandemic broken down by region, influenza season amidst COVID-19, the reopening of schools across the globe, and Dr Kelley's speculations on how we will be able to overcome this crisis in the upcoming future.
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Content ArticleDr John Campbell, a retired A&E nurse, discusses the research and evidence on the long-term health consequences of COVID-19 in this video.
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Content ArticlePost-intensive care syndrome (PICS) is a nonspecific syndrome that results from physical, mental, and emotional stresses associated with critical illness and treatment in intensive care units (ICUs). Common features include neuromuscular weakness from immobility, cognitive impairment from sedation, and anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), and, as we are learning, additional sequelae for COVID-19 survivors. Symptoms can manifest or persist weeks, months, or years after patient discharge. This eBook from ECRI provides an overview of PICS, the common danger signs health providers and family members should be able to identify, and its potential long term negative effects. Learn about strategies like creating an ICU diary to help mitigate risks, in addition to understanding other recommendations to consider to protect the safety and well-being of patients during their recovery.
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Content ArticleECRI position paper looking at post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) after covid. PICS, a nonspecific syndrome that results from physical, mental, and emotional stresses associated with critical illness and treatment in intensive care units.
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Content ArticleIn a crisis, normal processes must often be modified to ensure that the best possible care is provided while ensuring the safety of patients and personnel despite limited resources. ECRI has collated resources that include preparation checklists, patient handling checklists, equipment lists, lists of alternative suppliers, recommendations for patient care equipment such as ventilators, and recommendations for infection control.
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Content ArticleAn ECRI position paper from Jeffrey T. Oristaglio and Jonathan R. Treadwell looking at the role of diagnostic testing in combating COVID-19.
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Content ArticleReports of 'Long-COVID' are rising but little is known about prevalence, risk factors, or whether it is possible to predict a protracted course early in the disease.
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Content ArticleThe Patient Information Forum ran a survey on covid choices. It asked how people are balancing the need to have new or ongoing health conditions treated and managed versus the risks of contracting COVID-19. The aim of the survey was to identify the factors important to patients’ decision-making. This will help charities and the NHS produce the information patients need to make crucial decisions about health and well-being.
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Content ArticleGuy's and St Thomas' has shared a downloadable version of the 'Big 5'.
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Content ArticleClift et al. have developed a new risk prediction tool that estimates a person’s chance of hospitalisation and death from COVID-19. The algorithm, which was constructed using data from more than eight million people across England, uses key factors such as age, ethnicity and body mass index to help identify individuals in the UK at risk of developing severe illness.
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Content ArticleSince the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the number of cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States has exponentially increased. Identifying and monitoring individuals with COVID-19 and individuals who have been exposed to the disease is critical to prevent transmission. Traditional contact tracing mechanisms are not structured on the scale needed to address this pandemic. As businesses reopen, institutions and agencies not traditionally engaged in disease prevention are being tasked with ensuring public safety. Systems to support organisations facing these new challenges are critically needed. Most currently available symptom trackers use a direct-to-consumer approach and use personal identifiers, which raises privacy concerns. Kassaye et al. developed a monitoring and reporting system for COVID-19 to support institutions conducting monitoring activities without compromising privacy.
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Content ArticleThis special Patient Safety Network Perspective compiles findings and insights into a series of case studies from interviews and written responses from leaders at three different health systems who had to increase their telehealth capacities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Content ArticleWith the emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting many patients’ access to GP services, the Patients Association investigated what patients felt about their GP’s premises, and whether they would be confident to return to them.
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Content ArticlePatient Safety Movement's Dr Donna Prosser is joined by Dr Steven Deeks, Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, and Dr Jake Suett, Staff Grade Anaesthetist and Intensive Care Doctor, UUK, to discuss the long term implications of COVID-19 from clinical and personal perspectives. Dr Deeks shares the research around long COVID-19 symptoms and Dr Suett provides a personal anecdote of his experience with symptoms that have lasted months. Dr. Suett shares information about the COVID symptom study, which consists of an international mobile app to track COVID-19 symptoms over time.
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Content ArticleJourney behind the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic with Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system. What was it like at the epicenter, inside the health system that cared for more COVID-19 patients than any other in the United States? Leading through a pandemic: The inside story of lhumanity, innovation and lessons during the COVID-19 crisis takes readers inside Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system. From the C-suite to the front lines, the book reports on groundwork that positioned Northwell as uniquely prepared for the pandemic.
