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On this page we've brought together the latest guidelines, research and news on COVID-19. Browse the section headings below.
For regular updates on COVID-19:
Please contact us to request a search on any aspect of COVID-19, to request articles/ebooks or if we can help you in any other way: we're here to connect you with the latest evidence: rgh-tr.libraryhealthcare@nhs.net. You may also be interested in our portal Heath and wellbeing resources for NHS staff dealing with COVID-19. |
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Clinical guidelines and summaries; guidance for NHS managers:
- TRFT Guidelines: Please refer to the COVID-19 policies and guidelines on the TRFT intranet.
- NICE: Resources on COVID-19: including COVID-19 management for various specialties (click on the purple 'Everything we've said' button); rapid guidelines, rapid evidence reviews and MedTech innovation briefings. Nov 2020: Now also includes NHS England and NHS Improvement’s specialty guides on Covid-19.
- NHS England: Coronavirus Guidance for Clinicians and NHS Managers: including Primary Care, Secondary Care, Community Care, and Social Care & Ambulance Services. Includes Guides aimed at specialists working in hospitals in England during the pandemic. Cancer, A&E, Critical Care, Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Obs & Gynae, Radiology, Palliative Care, Musculoskeletal and more.
- Public Health England: COVID-19: guidance for health professionals, including guidance on the assessment and management of suspected UK cases.
- AoA, RCoA, ICS & FICM: centralised guidance hub: Information, guidance and resources supporting the understanding and management of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Multi-professional guidance, information and resources. Includes clinical guidance and training materials for intensive care and anaesthetics.
- Resuscitation Council UK: Statements on COVID-19 CPR and resuscitation.
- Guidance from Royal Colleges and other professional bodies on COVID-19:
Resources, eLearning and guidance from royal colleges and other professional bodies across health and social care on COVID-19
Collated by The Knowledge Management Team at HEE. Covers: HPC, Art Therapists, Biomedical Scientists, Chiropodists/Podiatrists, Hearing Aid Dispensers; Medical Royal Colleges, Nursing & Midwifery, OTs, ODPs, Orthoptists, Paramedics, Pathologists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Prosthetists/orthotists, Radiographers, SLTs, Resuscitation Council UK, Social Care, CQC.
- COVID-19: Allied Health Professionals:
On behalf of the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer for England, the North West AHP Network are producing and hosting regular summary resources for the allied health professions (AHP) workforce. These curate key published national guidance and updates in relation to COVID-19. - NHS Employers: COVID-19 guidance for NHS workforce leaders
- Health & Safety Executive: Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest information and advice
The latest research synthesised into topics, point of care tools, clinical answers and reviews:
- Cochrane Library: Synthesized research evidence on COVID-19: special collections (critical care, PPE, anaesthesia, infection control, smoking and more to follow) and rapid reviews.
- COVID-19 Search Bank: a central repository of searches and search strategies on COVID-19 carried out by NHS librarians across the UK, collated by the Library & Knowledge Service at HEE.
- DynaMed clinical reference tool: Regularly updated clinical content on Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Some COVID-19 topics now freely available to all; Athens password required for full access to DynaMed
- UpToDate: COVID-19 Resources and Tools: Epidemiology, virology, clinical features, diagnosis, and prevention
Clinical effectiveness COVID-19 resources available to all. Guest passes for UpToDate access now available through to May 31st, 2020. Questions and answers; clinical topics; society guidelines; patient education and more.
- The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM): Oxford COVID-19 Evidence Service. The CEBM has committed its skills and expertise in evidence synthesis and dissemination to the effort against the current COVID-19 pandemic. This page of rapid reviews will be updated regularly.
- The Strategy Unit (NHS innovation and improvement unit hosted by Midlands & Lancashire CSU): COVID-19 summaries, rapid reviews and evidence trackers.
- GOARN COVID-19 Knowledge Hub (WHO): GOARN Hub of emerging evidence, rapid reviews and more. The Hub offers multidisciplinary information on COVID-19 for a variety of audiences from policy makers, to responders, to researchers, to educators, to affected communities and the general public. Curated by GOARN Partners including UN agencies, International and national NGOs, academic institutions and consortiums.
- Elsevier: COVID-19 Healthcare Hub: 'This hub includes open access to our latest evidence-based practices and resources for COVID-19, covering topics from symptom management to diagnosis, treatment and ongoing wellness'. Portals for ICU, Inpatient Care, Emergency Care, Ambulatory Care and Community Care: clinical overviews, drug information, imaging and more, from tools such as Clinical Key and Nursing Skills.
- University of Edinburgh Usher Institute: UNCOVER COVID-19 Evidence Reviews
Use of face masks by general population; transmission indoors and outdoors; transmission in schools
- COVID-END (McMaster University): Guide to COVID-19 Evidence Sources
Search for COVID-19 research and browse the latest data:
- A number of COVID-19 specific databases have been developed: these are listed below. You may also wish to search the core healthcare databases (Medline, Embase, CINAHL) on the NICE Evidence website. (or we are very happy to do the searching for you: email: rgh-tr.libraryhealthcare@nhs.net).
- The Library & Knowledge Service also has access to a wide range of additional online biomedical databases, clinical skills resources and CPD tools, including extra resources made freely available to NHS staff for the duration of the COVID-19 e.g. Clinical Skills and The Royal Marden Manual. Visit our databases page to access these.
- COVID-19: a living systematic map of the evidence
In response to the current crisis, the EPPI-Centre (UCL) are maintaining an up-to-date map of the current evidence divided into broad domains for easy exploration.
- WHO COVID-19 Database: single search of global research on coronavirus.
WHO is gathering the latest international multilingual scientific findings and knowledge on COVID-19. The global literature cited in the WHO COVID-19 database is updated daily (Monday through Friday) from searches of bibliographic databases, hand searching, and the addition of other expert-referred scientific articles.
- LitCovid: a curated literature hub (US) for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus. (US National Library of Medicine) 'It is the most comprehensive resource on the subject, providing a central access to 5645 (and growing) relevant articles in PubMed. The articles are updated daily and are further categorized by different research topics and geographic locations for improved access'.
- DisasterLit Database for Disaster Medicine and Public Health: US National Library of Medicine (NLM) database of links to disaster medicine and public health documents. Documents include expert guidelines, research reports, conference proceedings, training classes, fact sheets, websites, databases, and similar materials for a professional audience.
- PubMed: Coronavirus Free articles View the latest articles on PubMed.
- GIDEON (OVID): GIDEON (Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Online Network): multimedia resource features up-to-date information and visual tools for diagnosing diseases and following the latest trends in epidemiology and treatment.
- Preprint Servers: (with thanks to LKS ASE): databases of research published prior to peer review which therefore should not be used as the basis for clinical decisions:
COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 preprints from medRxiv and bioRxiv
Novel Coronavirus Disease COVID-19
- ClinicalTrials.gov: COVID-19 trials database from the US National Library of Medicine
Datasets:
- Office for National Statistics: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Latest data and analysis on coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK and its effect on the economy and society.
- UK Government: Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the UK
- Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (Oxford): Global Case Fatality Rates; Commentary and interpretation of data on UK daily death rate
- NHS Digital: Dashboard of data on reported COVID-19 symptoms: shows the total number of NHS Pathways triages through 111 and 999, and online assessments in 111 online which have received a potential COVID-19 final disposition.
- Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre: Weekly reports on COVID-19 Case-Mix Programme and REMAP-CAP clinical trial
- NIHR Innovation Observatory (UK): COVID-19 Updates
This resource provides dashboards of the therapeutic interventions and diagnostic tests in clinical development for COVID-19. The information is updated regularly and has been collated via horizon-scanning of multiple sources to support the national response and effort to tackle COVID-19. - Worldometer: Global data on coronavirus
- European Center for Disease Prevention and Control: Daily worldwide data on coronavirus
- Johns Hopkins University of Medicine: an online resource to help advance the understanding of the virus, inform the public, and brief policymakers in order to guide a response, improve care, and save lives. Includes case tracker and data-sets.
COVID-19 content from key medical journals and publishers:
- British Medical Journal: BMJ – Coronavirus: all BMJ coverage of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak. All articles and resources are freely available.
- JAMA: Updates on coronavirus diagnosis and treatment from the Jama Network. What We Know So Far; Scientific Resources; CDC Guidance; WHO Guidance
- The Lancet: The 2019-nCoV Resource Centre brings together new 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) content from across The Lancet journals.
- The New England Journal of Medicine: articles and other resources on the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, including clinical reports, management guidelines, and commentary.
- Health Service Journal: All HSJ's coronavirus-related coverage is now free to view: https://www.hsj.co.uk. Registration required for free access.
- EBSCO: COVID-19 Information Portal. A team of healthcare professionals and evidence-based medical experts at EBSCO has launched a COVID-19 portal which aggregates real-time information updates from authoritative sources to provide information on all aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Elsevier: COVID-19 Healthcare Hub: 'This hub includes open access to our latest evidence-based practices and resources for COVID-19, covering topics from symptom management to diagnosis, treatment and ongoing wellness'
- Oxford University Press: Free access to Coronavirus resources and related topics: plus free access to the whole Oxford Medicine Online collection for NHS staff until the end of June 2020. Login to Oxford Medicine here, select NHS England as your employer then enter your Athens username and password. Help with Athens.
- Cambridge University Press: coronavirus free access collection
- Nature: A curated collection of relevant articles on coronavirus from Nature including research into the basic biology of coronavirus infection, its detection, treatment and evolution. See also highlighted coronavirus articles from Biomed Central and Springer.
- Medscape: COVID-19 Hub: news, data and research portal with a US focus.
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- TRFT Library & Knowledge Service:
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* see our COVID-19 Bulletins: weekly COVID-19 Bulletin of Key Research; COVID-19 Recovery Bulletin on health, social and economic recovery; Mental Health Impacts Bulletin and ICU follow-up & Long-term Effects Bulletin. View all current and previous issues. Contact us to receive these bulletins directly to your inbox: rgh-tr.libraryhealthcare@nhs.net.
- Public Health England: Daily news and research updates: email libraries@phe.gov.uk to sign up for the 'COVID-19 Alert' and/or the 'PHE International Epidemiology Daily Evidence Digest'
- National Institutes of Health (US): sign up for daily COVID-19 alerts
- McMaster Plus: COVID-19 Evidence Alerts: sign up for daily alerts
- Allied Health Professionals Network: weekly COVID-19 summaries
- Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency: Central Alerting System: coronavirus-related alerts
Training and educational resources on COVID-19
You may also be interested in our full range of online databases, including teaching and CPD resources such as Clinical Skills, and our online information skills training programme.
You may also be interested in our full range of online databases, including teaching and CPD resources such as Clinical Skills, and our online information skills training programme.
- Health Education England KM Team: eLearning resources on COVID-19: generic and speciality specific elearning on COVID-19 collated by HEE's Knowledge Management Team and updated regularly.
- Health Education England North East & Yorkshire: Clinical learning packages and advice for doctors and dentists
- World Health Organization: WHO Novel Coronavirus 2019 portal
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: updates on novel coronavirus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Information on coronavirus for health professionals
- NHS: Advice for Everyone on coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Public Health England: Guidance for the public from Public Health England
- GOV.UK: Coronavirus (COVID-19) What you need to do
- UK Research & Innovation: Coronavirus: the science explained
- Accessible formats:
High quality resources selected by the NHS: https://library.nhs.uk/coronavirus-resources/accessible-formats-2/: picture vocabulary; easy read summaries; video information
Resources on COVID-19 for people with a learning disability, collated by Life Support Productions: https://lifesupportproductions.co.uk/help-and-advice/. See also:
Mencap: Coronavirus resources for people with a learning disability
Public Health England: Coronavirus Easy Read Summary - Different Languages:
Doctors of the World: NHS information on coronavirus translated into 45 languages
WHO WhatsApp messaging service: WHO has launched a dedicated messaging services in Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese with partners WhatsApp and Facebook to keep people safe from coronavirus. This easy-to-use messaging service has the potential to reach 2 billion people and enables WHO to get infnormation directly into the hands of the people that need it. - Health and well-being resources collated by the Library: self-help resources for everyone
List collated from sources identified by colleagues across the health libraries sector.