Occupational therapy and rehabilitation
The RCOT provides resources and guidelines to plan and structure appropriate therapy, particularly with people recovering from COVID 19. To access their resources and find out more click here.
Category: Guidance
Local Government Association (LGA)
Loneliness, social isolation and Covid-19: practical advice
The LGA, together with the Association for Directors of Public Health, have produced this guide for directors of public health and others leading the response to the loneliness and social isolation issues arising from the Covid-19 pandemic
Read the guide here
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS test and trace: workplace guidance
This guidance explains how employers and businesses can play their part in the NHS test and trace programme, developed to manage the risk of the virus re-emerging as restrictions on everyday life are eased, as far as it is deemed safe to do so
COVID-19 Government Guidance
Guidance to help employers, employees and the self-employed understand how to work safely during the coronavirus pandemic
The government, in consultation with industry, has produced guidance to help ensure workplaces are as safe as possible.
Read the guidance here
Guidance
Health matters: smoking and mental health
This resource focuses on smoking among people living with a broad range of mental health conditions, ranging from low mood and common conditions such as depression and anxiety, to more severe conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Read the report here
Polypharmacy: getting our medicines right
Royal Pharmaceutical Society, February 2019
This guidance is for pharmacists and all healthcare organisations involved with medicine and provides a summary of the scale and complexity of the issue of polypharmacy. The guidance outlines how healthcare professionals, patients and carers can find solutions when polypharmacy causes problems for patients and points to useful resources that can help. The guidance recommends that all healthcare organisations have systems in place to ensure people taking 10 or more medicines can be identified and highlighted as requiring a comprehensive medication review with a pharmacist.
Click here to view the guidance.
Multi-agency statutory guidance on female genital mutilation
Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care and Home Office, October 2018
This amended guidance on female genital mutilation (FGM) is for all persons and bodies in England and Wales. This guidance is a must read if you are under statutory duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
Click here to view the guidance.