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Coronavirus documents

If you would like to search for documents related to Covid-19, please use the site search. The following list is a set of Covid-19 documents which have been converted to accessible HTML format. COVID-19 vaccination programme Guidance Community Pharmacy National Enhanced Service COVID-19 vaccination programme: September 2022 to August 2023 Enhanced Service (ES) Specification COVID-19 […]

Delivering plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care

Published: February 2022 Contents Foreword Executive summary 1. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic A. The waiting list for elective care B. The impact on patients C. The impact on NHS staff D. The impact on urgent and emergency services E. Learning from what has worked well so far 2. Increasing capacity A. Growing and […]

COVID-19 vaccination programme 2021/22 & Phase 4 2022/23: COVID-19 Enhanced Service Vaccination Collaboration Agreement

Contents Introduction Collaborating practices Agreed terms: Commencement and status Principles General obligations Activities Staff sharing arrangements Financial arrangements Information and confidentiality Indemnity arrangements Sub-contracting of clinical matters Intellectual property Meetings and decision-making Joining the PCN grouping Leaving the PCN grouping Variation procedure Termination Events outside our control Dispute resolution General Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Schedule […]

Uniforms and workwear: guidance for NHS employers

Contents Foreword Introduction The objectives: patient safety, public confidence, staff comfort Patient safety Public confidence Staff comfort The evidence base The legal context Good practice for uniforms and workwear Responsibilities of NHS organisations Washing uniforms and workwear Good practice – evidence-based Poor practice – evidence-based Good practice – common sense Poor practice – common sense […]

Clinical validation of surgical waiting lists: framework and support tools

Contents Clinical validation of surgical waiting lists Section 1: Framework Principles Use of the P5 category Use of the P6 category Section 2: Operational guidance Appendices Appendix A: Shared decision-making (SDM) tool Appendix B: Frequency asked questions Appendix C: Supporting distressed patients Appendix D: Waiting list prioritisation Appendix E: Resources for trusts and patients Appendix […]

Secondary care: document of preparedness

Contents Introduction Workforce Guidance on redeploying specific workforce groups Staff wellbeing including protecting vulnerable staff Infrastructure Redesigning existing space for clinical use Coping with increased demand Waste management Electricity and electrical safety (including surge capacity) Ventilation, air condition and heating (including areas being adapted or expanded for use of clinical activity) Fire safety Medical gases […]

Third phase of NHS response to COVID-19

Contents Third phase of NHS response to COVID-19 Current position NHS priorities from August Financial arrangements and system working Annex 1: Implications of EPRR transition to A Level 3 incident Annex 2: Revised financial arrangements From the Chief Executive Sir Simon Stevens & Chief Operating Officer Amanda Pritchard To: Chief executives of all NHS trusts […]

Important: for action – operational priorities winter and 2021-22, 23 Dec 2020

Contents Operational priorities for winter and 2021/22 Managing the remainder of 2020/21 A. Responding to ongoing Covid-19 demand B. Implementing the Covid-19 vaccination programme C. Maximising capacity in all settings to treat non-Covid-19 patients D. Responding to emergency demand and managing winter pressures E. Supporting the health and wellbeing of our workforce Planning for 2021/22 […]

Planning parameters for 2022/23

Contents Overall delivery mix Local vaccination services – PCN groupings and Community Pharmacy NHS Trusts Vaccination Centres (VC) Clinical Finance and contracting Workforce Estates Supply chain Continuous engagement Tech and data Co-delivery with other vaccination programmes MECC   Official Publication approval reference: C1597 23 February 2022 For 2022/23, there are three key priorities: continued access […]

Deploying the healthcare science workforce to support the NHS clinical delivery plan for COVID-19

Contents 1. Introduction 2. Principles 3. Redeploy healthcare science staff to support critical care, high dependency units and those on oxygen therapy 4. Regulation and indemnity 5. Staffing scope and competencies 6. Cross-cutting teams in critical care and HDU: contribution of healthcare scientists Appendix 1: COVID-19 testing: laboratory competency-based training requirements Appendix 2: Potential cross-skilling […]