COVID-19 Guidance for Care Homes and Home Care Services
This comprehensive resource provides links to valuable websites and videos aimed at assisting care homes, supported living facilities, and home care services in navigating the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes key guidance from Public Health England (PHE), information on infection prevention, advice on personal protective equipment (PPE), general COVID-19 information, as well as guidance for employers on staff deployment and ethical considerations. Stay informed and equipped to protect vulnerable individuals with the latest guidance and resources.
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. Download presentation by click this link. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
Coronavirus (COVID-19) for care homes, supported living and home care List of websites relating to presentations/videos
Intro You have been sent a link to a series of videos which aim to help you navigate the available guidance about the new coronavirus ( COVID-19) As things are changing so often we are not circulating the slides but instead ask that you watch/listen to the Youtube videos These slides contain useful links to websites used throughout the presentation so that you can stay up to date with latest guidance and advice We are running daily teleconferences for you to dial into and ask questions and share your challenges and good practices- dials of these in email Links to online guidance COVID 19 and social care 2
Key guidance PHE guidance: COVID-19 for care homes, supported living and home care https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-social-care-guidance PHE guidance: Infection prevention and Control for COVID-19 ( includes PPE) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-infection- prevention-and-control 3 Links to online guidance COVID 19 and social care
PPE video https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-how-to-work- safely-in-care-homes/covid-19-putting-on-and-removing-ppe-a-guide- for-care-homes-video 4 Links to online guidance COVID 19 and social care
General information PHE data cases by country and region https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/ae5dda8f86814ae99dde905d2a 9070ae GOV.UK COVID-19 home page: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus GOV.UK Shielding https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting- extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19 NHS: Advice for everyone https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ 5 Links to online guidance COVID 19 and social care
For employers About redeployment of vulnerable staff https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-infection- prevention-and-control/occupational-health-and-staff-deployment Guidance for businesses https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses- about-covid-19/guidance-for-employers-and-businesses-on-coronavirus-covid-19 Government guidance: Responding to COVID-19: the ethical framework for adult social care https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-ethical-framework-for-adult-social- care/responding-to-covid-19-the-ethical-framework-for-adult-social-care 6 Links to online guidance COVID 19 and social care
Care issues British Geriatric society https://www.bgs.org.uk/resources/resource-series/coronavirus-and-older-people Guidance for people with learning disabilities and autism https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp- content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/C0031_Specialty-guide_LD-and-coronavirus-v1_-24- March.pdf Care of the deceased guidance https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-care-of-the-deceased COVID-19 Hospital Discharge Service Requirements https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment _data/file/874213/COVID-19_hospital_discharge_service_requirements.pdf 7 Links to online guidance COVID 19 and social care
Infection Control- general Prevention and control of infection in care homes an information resource https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment _data/file/214929/Care-home-resource-18-February-2013.pdf South West Care Home and Residential Care Guidance https://www.england.nhs.uk/south/info-professional/public-health/infection-winter/care- guidance/ National Hand Hygiene and PPE policy https://improvement.nhs.uk/documents/4957/National_policy_on_hand_hygiene_and_PP E_2.pdf Routine decontamination of reusable non invasive patient care equipment: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment _data/file/877533/Routine_decontamination_of_reusable_noninvasive_equipment.pdf 8 Links to online guidance COVID 19 and social care
Training resources Hand Hygiene video Youtube Infection Control It's in Your Hands Clean Your Hands Break the Chain University Hospital Birmingham COVID-19 posters: https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/101-coronavirus- /resources Putting on and taking off PPE video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GncQ_ed-9w And posters: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-personal-protective- equipment-use-for-non-aerosol-generating-procedures 9 Links to online guidance COVID 19 and social care
Other training Skillsforcare website- COVID-19: Essential training https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/About/News/COVID-19-Essential-training.aspx Health Education England: COVID-19: https://www.hee.nhs.uk/coronavirus-covid-19 10 Links to online guidance COVID 19 and social care
COVID-19 South West Care Homes, supported living and home care April 2020 11
COVID-19 South West Care Homes, supported living and home care April 2020 12
Do 2 or more residents or staff have the following symptoms? If you notice 2 or more residents or staff meeting these criteria, occurring within 14 days, in the same area of the care home you might have an outbreak. Consider influenza or COVID-19 as an alternative diagnosis in residents with suspected chest infection or fever or cough Call the Health Protection team on 0300 303 8162 Option 1 Option 1 or Email: swhpt@phe.gov.uk
Care Home Capacity Tracker For support call 0191 691 3729 between 8am and 8pm, 7 days a week. Outside of these hours, or for more general guidance, providers can email necsu.capacitytracker@nhs.net If you haven t already registered visit: https://carehomes.necsu.nhs.uk/ Please note- if you are experiencing an imminent risk to continuity of care such a potential closure let local authority know without delay COVID-19 South West Care Homes, supported living and home care April 2020 14
