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Community Health Services
Urgent community response – two-hour and two-day response standards: 2020/21 technical data guidance
This guidance supports collection and recording of the relevant data to ensure a standardised approach across England. Updated 26 May 2021. December 2020.
Implementing phase 3 of the NHS response to the COVID-19 pandemic
We have published in this single document a range of supplementary materials to support implementation of phase 3 of the NHS response to COVID-19 - 20 March 2020.
Community health, hospital discharge and social care updates
Email bulletins bringing together our recent publications and updates.
Children and young people with palliative and end-of-life care needs who are cared for in a community setting (home and hospice) during the COVID-19 pandemic
Standard operating procedure for children and young people with palliative and end of life care needs who are cared for in a community setting (home and hospice) during the COVID-19 pandemic - 25 June 2020.
Pulse oximetry to detect early deterioration of patients with COVID-19 in primary and community care settings
Principles to support the remote monitoring, using pulse oximetry, of patients with confirmed or possible COVID-1 - 11 June 2020.
Your COVID recovery guidance
Guidance on accessing and referring into the digital rehabilitation programme - 6 November 2020.
COVID-19 response: Primary care and community health support care home residents
Letter from Dr Nikki Kanani, Matthew Winn and Ed Waller - 1 May 2020.
GOV.UK: Coronavirus (COVID-19): hospital discharge service requirements
Updated 13 May 2020.
GOV.UK: Coronavirus (COVID-19): admission and care of people in care homes
Updated 26 November 2020.
Home oxygen order form (HOOF)
Letters and guidance.
HEE: Palliative and end of life care - COVID-19 conversations
Resources from e-Learning for Healthcare.
Advance care planning guidance and template
Guidance notes for completing ‘My COVID-19 Advance Care Plan' - 11 May 2020.
New requirement to test patients being discharged from hospital to a care home
Letter from Professor Keith Willett and Matthew Winn - 16 April 2020.
COVID-19 response: Identifying a clinical lead for all care homes
Letter from Dr Nikki Kanani, Ed Waller and Matthew Winn - 12 May 2020.
NHS Volunteer Responders
Information for healthcare practitioners, pharmacists or local authority staff.