COVID-19: Other Information For The Care Sector

The COVID-19 Autumn Booster campaign will officially launch on 12 September 2022.

Please click here to download information document

Dementia wellbeing in the COVID-19 pandemic - NHS guidance to support your service.

A free website providing discounts for carers.

Equation: Domestic and Sexual Violence

Equation is now acting as the single point of contact for coordinating domestic and sexual violence services and advice for professionals and communities.

Please visit Equation's website for information for professionals and information on reducing the risk for survivors.

Government Guidance

Domestic abuse: get help during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

Find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.

CGL Jigsaw 

Information for under 21-year-olds who may use substances.

Government Guidance

COVID-19: guidance for commissioners and providers of services for people who use drugs or alcohol.

An easy read guidance document explaining coronavirus has been produced for communities.

There is a list of food banks on ASKLiON: www.asklion.co.uk/food

Coronavirus (COVID-19): health and wellbeing of the adult social care workforce

Advice for those working in adult social care on managing your mental health and how employers can take care of the wellbeing of their staff during the coronavirus outbreak.

• Government guidance for hostel services for people experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping - Information on coronavirus (COVID-19) for commissioners and providers of hostel services for people experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping.
• COVID-19: provision of night shelters - Operating principles for commissioners and providers of night shelters for people experiencing rough sleeping.

NHS and social care staff: check if a COVID-19 patient has an attorney or deputy

Find out about the information we have on our registers and how NHS staff and local authorities in England and Wales can ask us for it.

Leaving hospital to go to another place of care: patient leaflet

Leaflet given to patients before they are discharged to another place of care.

Looking after friends or family when they leave hospital: leaflet

Leaflet for the family and friends of a person who needs ongoing care and support after leaving hospital.

Guidance for the Management of Medicines in Social Care Establishments

This document provides procedural guidance on managing medicines, primarily within care homes, but the principles can be applied to any social care settings where medications are ordered, stored and administered e.g. day services.

It has been developed to help service providers meet the requirements of current legislation, the Care Quality Commissions (CQC) five key questions and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline on Managing Medicines in Care Homes (SC1). It also includes learning from medication incidents that have occurred and interpretation of common scenarios that staff may face when dealing with medication.

Fit Testing is only for the FFP2, FFP3 and their equivalents e.g. N95. These should only be used for aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) and these masks cannot be used without Fit Testing.

Details of the company doing mask fit training is below:

Dane at Essential Site skills:

• Telephone: 0115 8970529
• email: dane@essentialsiteskills.com

As announced last week, new COVID-19 treatments are now being made available. This includes oral antivirals and intravenous monoclonal antibody treatments. Some care home residents, care recipients and staff members will be eligible for this treatment if unwell with COVID-19.

We have also sent specific newsletters to settings which provides more detail for residential settings (care home newsletter and Extra Care/Supported Living newsletter). These treatments can help some people manage their COVID-19 symptoms and reduce the risk of becoming seriously ill. They are a further measure in addition to vaccinations, which remain the best way to protect everyone. The newsletters outline relevant actions to help support prompt treatment.

There are now two routes available - with different criteria - for accessing new COVID-19 treatments for non-hospitalised individuals this winter, both of which are relevant to care homes and wider adult social care as well as the wider population; 

• Participating in the PANORAMIC national study (over 50s; adults with underlying health conditions and all care home residents); or 
•  Direct access to treatments for those at highest risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19 (for individuals with specific listed conditions including down syndrome, MS and certain types of cancer).

NHSmail Drop in Sessions - Hosted by The NHSmail team at NHS Digital

The NHSmail team now offer care providers a weekly drop in session to support with NHSmail queries. 

There will be no agenda or slides, this is an open session to give care providers the opportunity to ask questions about NHSmail, directly to the NHSmail team, just pop in, ask your question and leave once you have your answer. 

No registration is required to attend, but please note this session is for care providers only and not those in supportive roles for NHSmail. 

Please click on the link below to join the session on the day.

Every Wednesday between 11am and 12pm - Click here to join the meeting

Update 25th March 22 - Slides from NHS Mail Webinar

NHS volunteers extend support to frontline health and social care staff

Frontline health and care staff will be able to access support from the hundreds of thousands of NHS volunteer responders.

Access via the portal for NHS Volunteer Responders.

NHS Volunteer Responders open to referrals from housing professionals

Social housing and other providers can now directly refer tenants who need help with collecting shopping, medicines or other essentials for support from the NHS Volunteer Responders. The scheme will continue to be in place until at least December 2020.
Further details on who can receive support and how to refer: https://bit.ly/2WZw9vW

Please click here for Nottingham City Council's statement of support provided to contracted and non-contracted providers during COVID-19.

The documents below have been developed by NHS Clinical Networks to support clinical decision-making in the use of oxygen therapy for specific patient groups or settings.

• Use of Oxygen therapy outside acute settings during COVID-19 pandemic
• Safe use of Medical Oxygen Cylinders in the Home
• Home Oxygen - User Guide

‘Please give me space’ social distancing cards or badges

Optional badges that can be used to show the carrier may have difficulties or concerns in maintaining social distancing.

Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service have a new online referral system for professionals requesting a ‘Self and Well check’.

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service are pleased to announce a new online referral process for Safe and Well visit requests from our professional partners for residents of Nottinghamshire who are, or maybe, at an increased risk of fire. The Service website will now have a separate area for ‘professionals only referrals’ that incorporates our fatal fire CHARLIE matrix: it can be accessed here: Professional referral - Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (notts-fire.gov.uk)

You will need the following credentials to make the referral:- 

Agency Code:         agency

Password:               CharliePMx1

If you require any further assistance please contact:

• enquiries@notts-fire.gov.uk or call on 
• Telephone: 0115 967 0880
• Text: 07766 299 999 (hearing impairment)

Please be aware that there have been a number of scams targeting vulnerable people that have been reported to Nottingham City Council.

The scams involve someone:

• Watching carers come and go from service users homes and knocking and telling the service user that the government has sent them to do their shopping.
• Someone turning up at the house of a service user and telling them they have come to spray the house due to coronavirus and try to extract payment.

Please also see our dedicated page on scams for the public.

Please find links to flowcharts detailing the triage system for people wanting sexual health information and support:

• CYP STI and Contraception Flowchart
• Generic STI and Contraception Flowchart

TLAP insight group report, A Telling Experience,

The report looks at the impact of Covid-19 on people who access care and support – a rapid evidence review with recommendations. 

Enabling safe and effective volunteering during coronavirus (COVID-19)

This guidance aims to help organisations and groups understand how to safely and effectively involve volunteers during the pandemic.