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 […]
Publications approval reference: BC 0121 19 March 2020 Supporting allied health professionals and allied health professional support workers during the COVID-19 epidemic in the UK As we enter unprecedented times in the NHS and wider health and social care services, we wanted to write to you firstly to thank you for the exceptionally hard work […]
Classification: official Publication approval reference: C0881 To Chief AHPs in England 07 December 2020 Dear colleagues Supporting allied health professionals throughout the COVID-19 COVID-19 has been, and continues to be, a challenge for the entire UK population. Thank you for the remarkable work you have done, are doing and will continue to do. You were […]
Publications approval reference: 001559 / c0045 30 March 2020 Dear Colleagues Joint statement regarding workforce response to coronavirus from Professor Dame Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer, NHS England and NHS Improvement; Dr Rob Orford, Chief Scientific Advisor (Health), Welsh Government; Professor Ian Young, Chief Scientific Advisor, Department of Health Northern Ireland; and Karen Stewart, Healthcare […]
Classification: Official Publications approval reference: C0901 December 2020 Dear Colleagues Supporting the healthcare science workforce throughout the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented challenge for the NHS and the entire UK population. The healthcare science workforce has stood up, demonstrating incredible skill, resilience and professionalism to help us through these challenging times. […]
Contents Scope of this guidance Steps once an individual has been identified for home and community diagnostic sampling Equipment Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Putting on PPE (donning) Removal of PPE Clinical waste Decontamination Hand hygiene Equipment Testing for Covid-19 Samples required How to collect the specimens Completing the laboratory request form Transporting the samples to […]
13 February 2020 Chief Executive Officers Medical Directors Acute NHS and NHS Foundation Trusts Community and Mental Health Trusts with UTCs Dear Colleague Coronavirus (Covid-19) Home Diagnostic Sampling Guidance Thank you for your recent work in planning for local responses to the Coronavirus outbreak. We are writing today to provide guidance on the procedures and […]
Publication approval reference: C0857 12 March 2020 Dear colleagues Supporting Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates (England only) in the event of a COVID-19 epidemic in the UK Let me start by thanking you, we know that you and your colleagues have been working exceptionally hard, and you should know that the work you are doing […]
Supporting doctors in the event of a COVID-19 epidemic in the UK If COVID-19 becomes an established significant epidemic in the UK, NHS and HSC services in primary and secondary care and public health across all four nations will be put under extreme pressure. This pressure will inevitably be exacerbated by staff shortages due to […]
Contents Stepping back up of key reporting and management functions Governance and meetings Reporting and assurance Vulnerable staff Leave Publication approval reference: C0634 To: Chief executives of all NHS trusts and foundation trusts CCG Accountable Officers Copy to: Chairs of NHS trusts, foundation trusts and CCG governing bodies Chairs of ICSs and STPs NHS Regional […]