{"id":14370,"date":"2021-01-25T14:47:35","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T14:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/?p=14370"},"modified":"2021-01-25T14:54:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T14:54:26","slug":"knowledge-lert-for-monday-25th-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/2021\/01\/25\/knowledge-lert-for-monday-25th-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge @lert for Monday 25th January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Daily publication of Covid-19 admissions and bed occupancy data &#8211; NHS England<\/strong><br \/>\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. It provides regional and national level information from 1st August up to the latest day.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/COVID-19-daily-admissions-and-beds-20210124.xlsx\">Daily Admissions and Beds 24 January 2021 (XLSX, 165KB)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong><em>Additional Information<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nA supplementary analysis of reported admissions and diagnoses by age category at England level.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Covid-Publication-Supplementary-Data-21012021-1.xlsx\">Admissions analysis by age group Jan 2021 (XLSX, 17KB)<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>PHE\u00a0forced to issue urgent guidance to combat covid spread in ambulances &#8211; Health Service Journal<\/strong><br \/>\nRotating clinicians and keeping ventilation running are among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsj.co.uk\/coronavirus\/phe-forced-to-issue-urgent-guidance-to-combat-covid-spread-in-ambulances\/7029372.article\">Public Health England\u2019s recommendations for how to avoid spreading covid while looking after patients in the back of ambulances outside emergency departments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>COVID-19 &#8211; guidance for management of children admitted to hospital &#8211; RCPCH (updated 19th January 2021)<\/strong><br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcpch.ac.uk\/resources\/covid-19-guidance-management-children-admitted-hospital\">best practice advice<\/a> is focused on the management of confirmed or suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection in children admitted to hospital.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>GIRFT\u00a0January 2021 stakeholder newsletter &#8211; GIRFT\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/5178ea15c362\/girft-stakeholder-newsletter-march2019-1588138?e=[UNIQID]\">newsletter<\/a> is about GIRFT, a national clinically-led programme to improve the quality of NHS care by reducing unwarranted variations in practice.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Government\u00a0Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance on the new variant of COVID-19 in the UK, DHSC\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nGovernment Chief Science Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/government-chief-scientific-adviser-sir-patrick-vallance-on-the-new-variant-of-covid-19-in-the-uk\">comments on the new variant of COVID-19<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>25\u00a0Jan update: Regions see mixed fortunes as covid hospital patients go into week-on-week decline &#8211; Health Service Journal<\/strong><br \/>\nThe<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsj.co.uk\/coronavirus\/25-jan-update-regions-see-mixed-fortunes-as-covid-hospital-patients-go-into-week-on-week-decline\/7029235.article\"> number of covid positive hospital patients in England<\/a> stood at 32,907 yesterday, a 1 per cent fall on a week before and 4 per cent below the highest total recorded on 18 January.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>New book published by Dr May Ng<\/strong><br \/>\nDr May Ng&#8217;s latest book is titled \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgescholars.com\/product\/978-1-5275-6218-9\">Me and My Hormones: What Can Go Wrong?<\/a>\u2019 with special chapters dedicated to various common hormonal issues such as puberty timing, short stature, adrenal fatigue, thyroid disorders, pituitary disorders, diabetes, weight issues and many more. See article in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.champnews.com\/story.asp?id=GN4_ART_1799415\">Champnews<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Research\u00a0and analysis: NERVTAG paper on COVID-19 variant of concern B.1.1.7 &#8211; Department of Health and Social Care\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nPaper from the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/nervtag-paper-on-covid-19-variant-of-concern-b117\">new coronavirus (COVID-19) variant B.1.1.7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Trusts\u00a0to subcontract care homes in bid to fix covid discharge problems &#8211; Health Service Journal<\/strong><br \/>\nNHS trusts will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsj.co.uk\/acute-care\/trusts-to-subcontract-care-homes-in-bid-to-fix-covid-discharge-problems\/7029368.article\">subcontract care homes to provide residential support for covid patients who are ready to leave hospital<\/a>, in a policy workaround for care providers\u2019 inability to get insurance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>\u2018Racialised\u00a0patterns\u2019 of occupational risk found for emergency clinicians during pandemic &#8211; Health Service Journal<\/strong><br \/>\nNHS England has been urged to take further action after a new report highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsj.co.uk\/workforce\/racialised-patterns-of-occupational-risk-found-for-emergency-clinicians-during-pandemic\/7029356.article\">\u201cracialised patterns\u201d of occupational risk faced by emergency clinicians during the coronavirus pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Baricitinib &#8211; CEBM\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nSevere COVID-19 is characterized by lung damage, which can be associated with very high concentrations of circulating cytokines (cytokine storm), including interleukin-6 (IL-6).\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cebm.net\/covid-19\/baricitinib\/\">Baricitinib<\/a> modulates the production of cytokines, and has therefore been suggested as a possible treatment for severe COVID-19.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Drug-induced\u00a0Liver Injury in a Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019: Potential Interaction of Remdesivir With P-Glycoprotein Inhibitors &#8211; Clinical Infectious Diseases\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/cid\/advance-article\/doi\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa883\/5864408?login=true\">case report<\/a> describes a critically-ill patient with Covid-19 who developed hepatotoxicity 5 days after remdesivir was started; rapid decreases in ALT and AST were seen upon its discontinuation. An interaction with amiodarone (started 2 days after remdesivir) is proposed.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>COVID-19\u00a0and healthcare workers: a rapid systematic review into risks and preventive measures. &#8211; BMJ Open\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nThe COVID-19 pandemic is demanding for occupational medicine and for public health. As healthcare workers (HCWs) fight impacts of SARS-CoV-2 on front lines, we must create safe work environments through comprehensive risk assessments, evaluation and effective implementation of counter-measures. <a href=\"https:\/\/bmjopen.bmj.com\/content\/11\/1\/e042270\">We ask: &#8216;What does current literature report on health risks at workplaces regarding COVID-19?&#8217; and &#8216;What do current studies report on the effectiveness of enacted preventative recommendations?<\/a>&#8216;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daily publication of Covid-19 admissions and bed occupancy data &#8211; NHS England This 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. 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