Update\u00a013 Jan: Covid hospital admissions fall in London and the south east for first time since Xmas\u00a0 – HSJ<\/strong> Daily publication of Covid-19 admissions and bed occupancy data – NHS England<\/strong> Clinical\u00a0practice guide for improving the management of adult Covid-19 patients in secondary care -Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)<\/strong> Medical\u00a0gases – Specialist Pharmacy Service (web page updated 11th January 2021)<\/strong> COVID-19\u00a0Workload Prioritisation Unified Guidance, BMA\/RCGP<\/strong> Please note:\u00a0The situation with COVID-19 is rapidly changing. This guidance is correct at the time of publishing – 11th January 2021<\/p>\n
\nHospital admissions of covid positive patients in London and the south east have fallen for the first time since before the Christmas break<\/a>, giving the first substantive indication that the third wave may have peaked in two of the regions where it began.<\/p>\n
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\nThis file contains Covid data on measures of hospital admissions and the number of beds occupied by Covid patients and the number of MV beds (beds capable of supporting mechanical ventilation) occupied by Covid patients.\u00a0Daily Admissions and Beds 12 January 2021 (XLSX, 162KB)<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nDrawing on the GIRFT programme\u2019s data-driven methodology and the wealth of experience of its national clinical leads, this advice<\/a> covers infection prevention and control, emergency medicine, critical care, anaesthesia, acute and general medicine, respiratory medicine, diabetes care, and geriatric medicine and community care, as well as looking at cross-cutting themes such as trust leadership and management, research and clinical coding.<\/p>\n
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\nThe medical gases webpage has been updated to include several new\/updated documents pertinent to the management of medical gases during the COVID pandemic<\/a>, e.g. Management of Oxygen during periods of high utilisation, and an Oxygen Good Housekeeping Summary.<\/p>\n
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\nThis guidance<\/a> has been developed by the RCGP and the BMA GP’s Committee for clinicians working in general practice in the UK. It replaces prior guidance on workload prioritisation during COVID-19, including \u201cresponse levels\u201d and \u201cRAG ratings\u201d.<\/p>\n
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