15\u00a0Jan update: covid hospital patients in the south west now double April peak – Health Service Journal\u00a0<\/strong> Updated:\u00a0Covid hospital pressure spreads north and west – Health Service Journal<\/strong> Nurse\u00a0Staffing During COVID-19 – Intensive Care Society<\/strong> e-Learning resources for staff<\/strong><\/p>\n Covid 19 Nurse Educational Resource Centre – British Association of Critical Care Nurses<\/a> (open access) includes resources for those who have been redeployed to Critical Care and resources for staff wellbeing.<\/p>\n London Transformation and Learning Collaborative – Critical Care programme<\/a> Generic Skills (includes Safety, Communication, Wellbeing, Human factors and Train the Trainer) and COVID-19 Generic Skills; the basic skills required by all healthcare professionals working in the critical care and\/or COVID-19 environments. (Login with your NHS OpenAthens account – contact the Library<\/a> is you need a reminder of your Athens details). It also includes resources such as –<\/p>\n Living\u00a0with COVID – BMA<\/strong> Novel\u00a0coronavirus (COVID-19) standard operating procedure: COVID virtual ward – NHS England\u00a0<\/strong> COVID-19\u00a0– guidance for paediatric services – RCPCH\u00a0<\/strong> Past\u00a0COVID-19 infection provides some immunity but people may still carry and transmit virus, PHE\u00a0<\/strong> Liverpool\u00a0COVID-19 community testing pilot: interim evaluation report summary -, DHSC\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThe south west has become the third region to record twice the number of covid positive hospital patients<\/a> seen at the height of the first peak of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
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\nHospitals in the north and west are now seeing rapid increases\u00a0in covid patients<\/a>, while there is an easing for some in the south and east.<\/p>\n
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\nThe UKCCNA acknowledges the enormous pressure critical care nurses (and other staff) are experiencing at present<\/a>. We understand the significant negative impact this is having on nurses\u2019 mental health and well-being.<\/p>\n
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\nThe future of doctors who have been struck down by the long-term effects of COVID-19 has yet to be fully explored and planned for. Two doctors talk about their struggle to get back on top<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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\nAll areas should pursue immediate roll out of a COVID ‘virtual ward’ model<\/a> as an option for clinicians to admit to for earlier safe and supported discharge if this model is not in place already. Implementation should be led by the local integrated care system (ICS) and delivered by appropriate secondary care providers, with potential additional support from community health services.<\/p>\n
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\nThis guidance<\/a> has been prepared to provide members \/ health professionals working in paediatrics and child health with advice around the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19. It also provides signposts and links to further information developed by national bodies.<\/p>\n
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\nPeople infected with COVID-19 in the past are likely to be protected against reinfection for several months, a Public Health England study<\/a> has found, although experts cautioned those with immunity may still be able carry the virus in their nose and throat and therefore have a risk of transmitting to others.<\/p>\n
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\nSummarises the report<\/a> from an evaluation led by the University of Liverpool into the pilot of community open-access testing among people without coronavirus symptoms.<\/p>\n
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