New Report on SMI and Smoking
Dania Hanif
Published: April 1, 2020
People living with severe mental illness want effective and personalised help to give up smoking, according to new reports published today by Association of Mental Health Providers, Centre for Mental Health, Rethink Mental Illness, and partners’ Friends, Families, and Travellers, LGBT Hero on behalf of The National LGB&T Partnership, and Race Equality Foundation. The report…
Read moreLetter to SoS Matt Hancock from the LGA and ADASS
Dania Hanif
Published: March 31, 2020
A joint letter from the Local Government Association (LGA) and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) to the Secretary of State regarding PPE provision for the adult social care sector was sent on 27 March.
Read moreAdapting Service Delivery
Dania Hanif
Published: March 30, 2020
Information from SCVO on adapting services to digital and remote channels Key principles Start with user needs – spend time understanding what your service users need to do, and which digital channels they find easy to use. See this guide from Cast on the principles behind developing good digital services. Remember the need to protect privacy and support good…
Read moreLetter from the SoS to the Social Care Workforce
Dania Hanif
Published: March 30, 2020
Letter from Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock to the social care workforce thanking them for their help on coronavirus so far.
Read moreGuidance for the Public on Mental Health and Wellbeing
Dania Hanif
Published: March 30, 2020
This guide provides advice on how to look after your mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. For wider guidance on how to protect yourself and others, and actions to take if you think you may have contracted the virus please see Coronavirus (COVID-19): what you need to do Read the guidance here.
Read moreWeekly Sector Announcements
Dania Hanif
Published: March 27, 2020
Sector Announcements for week ending 27 March Secretary of State letter to local authority commissioners of adult social care (PDF) – 19 March – Department of Health and Social Care Letter from SoS Matt Hancock to chief executives. £1.6bn of funding to go to local authorities to help respond to COVID-19 pressures across all services.…
Read moreGuidance for the role and use of non-invasive respiratory support in adult patients with coronavirus
Dania Hanif
Published: March 27, 2020
This document should be used to guide clinicians on the appropriate use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), non-invasive ventilation (NIV, here referring to bilevel positive airway pressure, BiPAP) and high flow nasal oxygen (HFNO, such as OptiflowTM) in patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. Published evidence, clinical guidelines and personal communications with colleagues in…
Read moreOpen Letter to Supermarkets
Dania Hanif
Published: March 26, 2020
The Care Provider Alliance, of which we are a member, have written an open letter, with Social Care Institute for Excellence, to supermarkets calling for careworkers and staff within the social care sector to be treated with the same level of recognition as NHS staff in gaining priority access to food and groceries at your supermarkets.
Read moreHotel Accommodation to Support Key Workers and Vulnerable People
Dania Hanif
Published: March 26, 2020
Letter from the Minister for Local Government and Homelessness, Luke Hall, to hotel chief executives regarding the exemption for hotels, hostels and B&Bs to open so as to offer accommodation to support key workers and vulnerable people. As part of the measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, certain businesses, including retail selling non-essential goods,…
Read moreGuidance for Health Professionals
Dania Hanif
Published: March 26, 2020
COVID-19: investigation and initial clinical management of possible cases 18 March 2020 COVID-19: guidance for healthcare providers who have diagnosed a case within their facility 14 March 2020 COVID-19: infection prevention and control 23 March 2020 COVID-19: guidance for primary care 19 March 2020 COVID-19: guidance for first responders 24 March 2020 COVID-19: guidance for…
Read moreGuidance for Non-Clinical Settings
Dania Hanif
Published: March 26, 2020
COVID-19: cleaning of non-healthcare settings 19 March 2020 COVID-19: guidance for educational settings 25 March 2020 COVID-19: guidance for employees, employers and businesses 24 March 2020 COVID-19: guidance for food businesses 25 March 2020 COVID-19: guidance for hostel or day centres for people rough sleeping 25 March 2020 COVID-19: prisons and other prescribed places of…
Read moreGuidance for the Public
Dania Hanif
Published: March 26, 2020
COVID-19: guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection 24 March 2020 COVID-19 guidance for mass gatherings 16 March 2020 COVID-19: guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable 24 March 2020 COVID-19: guidance on social distancing and for vulnerable people 23 March 2020
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