Contents Important and urgent – next steps on NHS response to COVID-19 Free-up the maximum possible inpatient and critical care capacity Prepare for, and respond to, large numbers of inpatients requiring respiratory support Support our staff and maximise staff availability Support the wider population measures newly announced by Government Stress-test your operational readiness Remove routine […]
Contents Glossary 1. Introduction 2. Purpose 3. Scope 4. Overview of process 5. Roles and responsibilities Appendix 1: Unpaid carers vaccination process chart Appendix 2: Data Protection Information Classification: Official Publications approval reference: C1431 Version 2, 5 October 2021 Updates made to this document to reflect phase 3 of the COVID-19 vaccination programme are […]
Publications approval reference: 001559 Specialty guides for patient management during the coronavirus pandemic To: all maternity units and neonatal operational delivery networks 02 April 2020 Dear Colleague Safeguarding infants during the coronavirus pandemic: the ICON programme We are writing on NHS England’s behalf to ask for your help in preventing non-accidental injuries (NAI) to babies […]
Our Ref: 001559 / BC 0158 NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs NHS Genomic Medicine Centres Cc NHS Clinical Genetics Services Genomics England Limited 26 March 2020 Dear Colleague Re: Guidance to the NHS Genomic Medicine Service in response to COVID-19 We are writing to provide additional advice for the NHS Genomic Medicine Service to assist with […]
Publications approval reference: 001559 / C0337 Information for home parenteral nutrition (HPN) patients Updated 27 May 2020 Your hospital clinical teams, homecare providers and the national NHS bodies in England and Wales are working closely together to ensure your service continues with minimal disruption throughout this time and in the future. This information will help […]
9 November 2020 Dear colleague ASYMPTOMATIC NHS STAFF TESTING Following further scientific validation of the lateral flow testing modality, and confirmation over the weekend from Test and Trace that they can now supply the NHS with sufficient test kits, we are pleased to confirm that asymptomatic testing will be made available to all patient-facing NHS […]
Publications approval reference: 001559 / C0420 Chief Executives Medical Directors Directors of Nursing 24 April 2020 Dear Colleagues, Expansion of patient testing for Covid-19 As more test capacity has been made available to us, we can now go beyond PHE’s original advice which prioritised symptomatic patients and key workers. To further support the effective management […]
Publications approval reference: 001559 To: Chief executives of all NHS trusts and foundation trusts CCG Accountable Officers GP practices and Primary Care Networks Providers of community health services 7 April 2020 Dear colleague We all know that COVID-19 is a major challenge for the NHS and for our colleagues in social care too. This isn’t […]
Publications approval reference: 001559 Coronavirus Act – excess death provisions: information and guidance for medical practitioners 31 March 2020 The Coronavirus Act of Parliament gained Royal Assent on 25 March 2020, and the commencement order for the clauses relating to death certification and cremation forms was signed on 26 March 2020. Guidance and information on […]
Publications approval reference: 001559 / C0226 To: Maternity Clinical Leads and hospital managers Local Maternity System representatives Midwives Lab managers Finance leads 12 April 2020 Dear colleague Placental Growth Factor (PlGF)-based testing: helping to keep women out of hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic On behalf of the NHS Accelerated Access Collaborative national working group on […]