Coronavirus (Covid-19) information and resources for professionals

Coronavirus resources for professionals

Professional organisations and specialist professional groups have produced these resources in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Many are open access, but some will require member registration.

The resources are designed to support health and social care professionals to treat patients, and to take care of their own health and wellbeing.

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) e-Learning programme - key materials for all health and care professionals

Parkinson's-specific resources for professionals

• Consultation checklist for isolating patients

• Template patient information sheet for phone-led Parkinson's clinics

• FAQ: APO-go® (apomorphine hydrochloride) therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Weekly Parkinson's nurses webinar, every Wednesday at 3pm 

  • Email [email protected] for Zoom meeting details 

  • Led by Miriam Parry, Senior Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist, King's College Hospital, London

• Parkinson's Academy regular live webinars

  • 14 May: Parkinson’s – How to remote consult during COVID-19

  • 19 May: Managing the older person with Parkinson’s in the time of COVID-19

• Statement supporting continued access to Parkinson's services through the COVID-19 pandemic

Allied health professionals (AHPs)

• British Dietetic Association: COVID-19 / Coronavirus advice for dietitians
• Chartered Society of Physiotherapists: Information for members about the coronavirus outbreak
• Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Coronavirus (COVID-19): information, support and open access resources
• Royal College of Occupational Therapists: Coronavirus (COVID-19) - includes NHS England curation of AHP COVID-19 resources
• NHS England and NHS Improvement: COVID-19 Prioritisation within Community Health Services - see page 10 for Nursing and Therapy
  support for LTCs, including Parkinson's

Care / social care

• Public Health England: COVID-19: how to work safely in care homes
• British Geriatric Society: Managing the COVID-19 pandemic in care homes
• Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE): Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for social care
• Care Provider Alliance: Coronavirus (COVID-19) resources

Doctors (elderly care, neurology, physicians, general practice)

• Association of British Neurologists (ABN): COVID-19 guidance and advice - ABN COVID-19 advice updated 09/04/2020
• British Geriatric Society resource series: Coronavirus and older people, including Coronavirus: Managing delirium in confirmed and suspected cases
• British Medical Association: COVID-19 Hub
• Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP): Coronavirus (COVID-19), including RGCP Learning COVID-19 Resource Hub
• Royal College of Physician Edinburgh: COVID-19 Hub
• Royal College of Physicians London: The RCP and COVID-19 (includes guidance for doctors and other healthcare professionals)
   

Nursing

• Nursing Times Coronavirus clinical content zone
• Royal College of Nursing: COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
• NHS England and NHS Improvement: COVID-19 Prioritisation within Community Health Services - see page 10 for Nursing and Therapy
  support for LTCs, including Parkinson's

Pharmacy and medication advice

• Royal Pharmaceutical Society: Coronavirus (COVID-19) pharmacist updates and information
• Recommendations for interactions with experimental COVID-19 therapies - includes drug interaction charts and guidance on administration in cases of swallowing difficulties

Psychiatry and psychology

• British Psychological Society: Guidance for psychological professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Royal College of Psychiatrists: Responding to COVID-19: guidance for clinicians

Technology and remote consultations

• NHSx: COVID-19 information governance advice - includes information for health and care professionals, and the social care sector, on how to manage and share information appropriately

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