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Resources from Royal Colleges and other professional bodies on COVID-19 
Produced by the HEE Knowledge Management Team, 20th March 2020


​Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) 
  • COVID-19 Hub
    • COVID-19 advice
    • Statement from UK Chief AHP Offices and the HCPC regarding returnees to the Register to response to coronavirus demand
    • COVID-19 our approach to temporary registration
    • Service update: adapting how we regulate  
    • How will we continue to regulate in light of COVID-19
    • Potential for temporary COVID-19 register
    • Keeping up-to-date with government COVID-19 advice
    • Keeping up-to-date with government COVID-19 advice
    • National AHP Leads HCPC letter re: COVID-19 (taken from BAMT directory – see below)

​Arts therapists 
British Association for Dramatherapists http://www.badth.org.uk  
  • Response for Dramatherapists (taken from BAMT directory)

British Association for Music Therapy http://www.bamt.org  
  • BAMT have created a COVID-19 – Directory of links to information
    • BABCP advice
    • Learning Difficulties – COVID-19 info for clients
    • Links to Government and Public Health COVID-19
    • Personal Financial Information
    • Phone sessions – a practice guide
    • Shared statement from professional regulators on COVID-19
    • Skype – info from the Association for Counselling and Therapy Online (ACTO)
    • Skype advice
    • Webcam Practitioner Guidelines

Biomedical scientists 
Institute of Biomedical Science http://www.ibms.org
  • COVID-19 Resources
    • Guidance for care of deceased during COVID-19 pandemic (Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology)  

Chiropodists / podiatrists 
The College of Podiatry https://cop.org.uk  
  • Latest advice on Coronavirus
    • Guidance from College of Podiatry and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow on the safety of steroids injected as part of the podiatric procedures during the COVD-19 outbreak
    • Guidance for College of Podiatry members
    • Important resources for members
    • Webinar for College of Podiatry members - Video | Slides
    • Guidance to private practice members on treating patients     
    • Support for businesses 
    • Frequently asked questions
The Institute of Chiropodists and Podiatrists http://www.iocp.org.uk  
  • Coronavirus toolbox of links (mainly to national guidance and the HCPC statement)

Dietitians 
British Dietetic Association http://www.bda.uk.com  
  • COVID-19 advice for Dieticians
  • COVID-19 advice for the General Public

Hearing aid dispensers 
British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists http://www.bshaa.com  
  • Advice for the public
  • Advice for practitioners

Occupational therapists 
Royal College of Occupational Therapists http://www.rcot.co.uk  
  • COVID-19

Operating department practitioners 
 
Association for Perioperative Practice https://www.afpp.org.uk/ 
  • COVID-19: Guidance for infection prevention and control in healthcare settings

Orthoptists 
British and Irish Orthoptic Society http://www.orthoptics.org.uk  
  • COVID-19 (mostly links to national government advice)

Paramedics 
College of Paramedics http://www.collegeofparamedics.co.uk  
  • Statement from the College of Paramedics during the COVID-19 outbreak

Physiotherapists 
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) http://www.csp.org.uk  
  • Coronavirus: information and guidance for CSP members about the coronavirus outbreak
    • Resources for members
    • FAQs – clinical and workplace
    • FAQs – private practice and independent sectors
    • FAQs – students and HEIs
    • Guidance on remote consultations
    • Respiratory physio on-call guidance
    • Coronavirus discussion forum (member log in required)
    • Latest news

Practitioner psychologists 
Association of Educational Psychologists http://www.aep.org.uk  
  • Coronavirus – Guidance & Resources
    • AEP Coronavirus FAQ sheet
    • Coronavirus: updated ACAS guidance for all employers and employees
    • Coronavirus, an advisory webinar for employers
    • Mind: Managing your mental health during the virus outbreak
    • Managing Stress and Self-Care during the Coronavirus Crisis 
    • How to respond when Coronavirus impacts your family
    • Poster - mental health during the virus outbreak
    • Advice on working from home 
    • Parent pack
    • Rainbows Bereavement & Loss Support
    • Managing stress and Self- Care (A visual guide)
British Psychological Society http://www.bps.org.uk  
  • Responding to Coronavirus: Resources and Support
    • Talking to children about Coronavirus
    • Effective therapy via video - top tips
    • UK schools closures - support and advice

Prosthetists / orthotists 
British Association of Prosthetists & Orthotists http://www.bapo.com
  • COVID-19 statement (includes links to government advice and other professional bodies)

Radiographers 
The Society of Radiographers http://www.sor.org    
  • COVID-19 information and resources
    • Breast screening
    • Contact with infected patients or suspected cases
    • Infection prevention and control responsibilities
    • Information governance
    • MRI
    • NHS Wales advice
    • Nuclear medicine
    • Pregnancy
    • Pre-registration education providers and students
    • Radiotherapy services
    • Sick leave and time off to look after dependants
    • Sonographers

Speech and Language Therapists 
The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists http://www.rcslt.org  
  • COVID-19 information, support and open access resources
    • FAQs
    • Dysphagia
    • Respiratory care adults
    • Telehealth

​Resuscitation Council UK
  • Statement for healthcare professionals who are performing CPR in a healthcare setting
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
  • COVID-19 (includes links to resources from other ALBs and government resources)


Medical Royal Colleges 

Royal College of Anaesthetists www.rcoa.ac.uk 
  • Information, guidance and resources supporting the understanding and management of COVID-19
    • Clinical guidance
      • Airway management
      • Obstetric anaesthesia
      • Critical care
      • Simulation/ training
      • COVID-19 webinar
      • Cross-skilling

Faculty of Dental Surgery www.rcseng.ac.uk/fds    
  • COVID-19
    • Letter: advice to fellows and members
    • Joint Policy statement

​Royal College of Emergency Medicine www.rcem.ac.uk 
  • COVID-19 resources (mainly links to government resources, other professional bodies and resources)

Royal College of General Practitioners www.rcgp.org.uk    
  • COVID-19
    • Guidance for General Practice
    • RCGP Learning CPD Hub
    • Key information summary (KIS) guidance for GP practice teams during COVID-19 pandemic for Scotland
    • Letter on key information summary (KIS) guidance for marking consent COVID-19 for Scotland
    • Guidance for GP practice teams during COVID-19 pandemic for Scotland 
    • Letter to practices supporting doctors in the event of a COVID-19 epidemic in the UK

Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine www.ficm.ac.uk 
  • Update on FICM activities in light of COVID-19 (links to RCOA hub)

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists www.rcog.org.uk 
  • COVID-19 infection and pregnancy

Faculty of Occupational Medicine www.fom.ac.uk
  • COVID-19 update (latest update and links to national advice)

Royal College of Ophthalmologists www.rcophth.ac.uk 
  • COVID-19 Updates
    • Clinical guidelines for ophthalmologists
    • RCOphth COVID-19 update – office closure, and events and exams cancellations
    • Summary of the advice
    • Ophthalmology Escalation Policy update 18 March
    • NHS COVID-19 next steps letter

Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health www.rcpch.ac.uk 
  • COVID-19
    • How we’re responding
    • Guidance for paediatric services
    • Guidance on education, training and workforce
    • For the public
    • News related to COVID-19

Royal College of Pathologists www.rcpath.org 
  • COVID-19 Resources Hub
    • Transmission-based precautions: guidance for carte of deceased during COVID-19 pandemic
    • RCPath advice on MDT meetings during infectious disease outbreaks
    • COVID-19 and potential redeployment of pathologists
    • Briefing on COVID-19 – autopsy practice – February 2020
    • Coronavirus – RCPath conference guidance

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine www.fpm.org.uk 
  • FPM and COVID-19

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh www.rcpe.ac.uk 
  • COVID-19 Hub (links to latest national guidance)

Royal College Physicians of Ireland www.rcpi.ie 
  • COVID-19 information and updates from RCPI
    • Information and advice from the Medical Council of Ireland
    • Clinical Guidance for Doctors

Royal College of Physicians of London www.rcplondon.ac.uk 
  • The RCP and COVID-19
    • Endocrinology emergency guidance
    • COVID-19: information for British Thoracic Society members
    • Guidance on the use of disease-modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis
    • Clinical guidance for intensive care and anaesthetics
    • British Society for Rheumatology update for members
    • Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine COVID-19 SARC and Police Custody Resources
    • British Geriatrics Society: Coronavirus and older people resource

Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow www.rcpsg.ac.uk 
  • COVID-19 update

British Association of Paediatric Surgeons https://www.baps.org.uk/
  • COVID-19 Information for Paediatric Surgeons
    • Cancer surgery priority setting during COVID-19 outbreak
    • Clinical guide for the management of paediatric patients during the coronavirus pandemic
    • ESPGHAN patient registry for paediatric patients on immunosuppression
    • Guidance on remote consultations
    • How to run a webinar  https://www.learnupon.com/blog/how-to-run-elearning-webinar/ | www.convinceandconvert.com/digital-marketing/create-a-webinar/amp/
    • Information for trainees regarding training programmes
    • Use of ibuprofen and other NSAIDs with suspected r confirmed COVID disease

Royal College of Psychiatrists www.rcpsych.ac.uk 
  • Information for psychiatrists and other professionals working in mental health settings (COVID-19)
    • On the same link as above there is also information on Secure services and offender healthcare; guidance on residential care provision; guidance on supported living settings; IAPT, mental health outpatients and day hospital services; patient transfers

Faculty of Public Health www.fph.org.uk 
  • FPH statement on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Royal College of Radiologists www.rcr.ac.uk 
  • COVID-19: what the RCR is doing
    • Information for clinical radiologists
    • Clinical oncologists
    • Clinical Oncology COVID-19 discussion forum (member log in required)
    • Clinical radiology COVID-19 discussion forum (member log in required)

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh www.rcsed.ac.uk 
  • Statement on COVID-19 and its effect on surgical training

Royal College of Surgeons of England www.rcseng.ac.uk 
  • COVID-19
    • Guidance for surgeons working during the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Letter: advice to fellows and members
    • Joint policy statement from the Royal Surgical Colleges

Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland www.rcsi.ie 
  • COVID-19 – RCSI update
    • Information for students
    • Information for staff

Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine (UK) www.fsem.ac.uk 
  • Letter: Supporting Doctors in the event of a COVID-19 epidemic


Faculties of the Royal College of Physicians: 

The Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine https://fflm.ac.uk/ 
  • COVID-19 resources
    • Template for Step by Step Guidance for SARC FMEs via telephone or videoconferencing curing COVID-19 pandemic
    • SARC requests for forensic medical examination during COVID-19 pandemic
    • Position statement on the management of suspected COVID-19 cases in police custody
    • SARC COVID-19 Screening and Triage Tool
    • COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on FME Case Management covering letter


​Nursing and Midwifery  

Royal College of Nursing https://www.rcn.org.uk/  
  • COVID-19 Information for Members
    • COVID-19: what you need to know
    • Our position on COVID-19
    • Actions announced to expand the nursing workforce
    • RCN Guidance on redeployment
    • Employment guidance for NHS staff
    • RCN Employment advice
    • Clinical guidance
    • Hand washing guidance

Royal College of Midwives https://www.rcm.org.uk/about-us/  
  • Coronavirus guidance for NHS trusts and health staff published
  • Coronavirus (COV-19) Infection in Pregnancy: Information for healthcare professionals (Version 3)
  • Professional bodies’ response to government advice for pregnant women to self-isolate

Social Care
Skills for Care - https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/
  • COVID-19: residential care, supported living and home care guidance (Public Health England)
  • Social care provider resilience during COVID-19: guidance to commissioners (Local Government Association)
  • COVID-19: ethical framework for adult social care (Department of Health and Social Care)
  • COVID-19 updates for social work

​Skills for Health - https://www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/
  • COVID-19 support update
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) - https://www.scie.org.uk/
  • Residential Care Support (Public Health England)
  • Supported Living Provision (Public Health England)
  • Home Care Provision (Public Health England)  
  • Social Distancing for Vulnerable People (Public Health England)
Social Work England - https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/
  • Temporary registration of social workers
  • Maintaining vital support for people during uncertain times
  • How we will continue to regulate in light of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
 
 
Care Quality Commission
Care Quality Commission (CQC) - https://cqc.org.uk/
  • CQC to stop routine inspections to focus on supporting providers to deliver safe care during COVID-19 pandemic
 
National Audit Office
National Audit Office -
  • COVID-19 Coronavirus
  

Future Learn Courses
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eLearning: Understand the emergence of COVID-19 and how we respond to it going forward (free)
The world is paying close attention to the outbreak of novel coronavirus, following its emergence in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. With the outbreak of a novel coronavirus declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, people worldwide are working to address it. On this course, you’ll learn the latest of what we know about COVID-19, presented by international experts. What topics will you cover?
  • How COVID-19 emerged and was identified
  • How COVID-19 spreads
  • Public health measures for COVID-19 worldwide
  • What is needed to address COVID-19 going forward
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/covid19-novel-coronavirus


eLearning: Managing COVID-19 in General Practice (free)
COVID-19 is having unprecedented effects on healthcare systems around the world. As a healthcare professional, it’s important to know how to respond safely and effectively. On this course, led by experts at St George’s University of London, you’ll explore the epidemiology, clinical symptoms and signs, and current management of COVID-19 and follow the evolving situation in the UK. You’ll learn how to complete a safe assessment of suspected COVID-19 cases and discover the best protocol to protect yourself and others.
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/management-of-covid-19-in-general-practice
 

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/online-micro-learning-activities-on-COVID-19
eLearning: Introduction to COVID-19 NPC
What are non-pharmaceutical countermeasures for COVID-19? This micro learning is designed to take 10 minutes, and you will learn about what are non-pharmaceutical countermeasures for COVID-19.

eLearning: Personal protection against COVID-19
Which are the non-pharmaceutical countermeasures linked to Personal Protection? This micro learning is designed to take 30 minutes, and you will learn about hand hygiene; cough etiquette; face masks, respirators and other personal protective equipment.

eLearning: Environmental countermeasures against COVID-19
Which are the environmental non-pharmaceutical countermeasures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19? This micro learning is designed to take 5 minutes. You will learn about routine cleaning of frequently used surfaces, clothes and objects; minimising the sharing of objects; ensuring appropriate ventilation.

eLearning: Social distancing countermeasures against COVID-19
Which social distancing non-pharmaceutical countermeasures mitigate the impact of COVID-19? This micro learning is designed to take 15 minutes, and you will learn about: voluntary isolation; quarantine; interventions in educational and childcare settings; measures in the workplace; measures related to mass gatherings.

eLearning: Travel-related countermeasures against COVID-19
Which are the travel-related countermeasures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19?
This micro learning is designed to take 15 minutes, and you will learn about: international and domestic travel advice; entry screening at national borders; domestic travel restrictions; border closure.


World Health Organization
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/training/online-training
eLearning: COVID-19: Operational Planning Guidelines and COVID-19 Partners Platform to support country preparedness and response
In order to assist UN country teams in scaling up country preparedness and response to COVID-19, WHO has developed these learning modules as a companion to the Operational Planning Guidelines to Support Country Preparedness and Response.
The training is intended:
  • For UN country teams (UNCTs)
  • For other relevant stakeholders, including partners, donors and civil society
  • To support national readiness and preparedness for COVID-19
  • To help countries increase their capacity to respond to COVID-19
  • To increase international coordination for response and preparedness
  • To streamline the process of coordinating resources and assessing country preparedness level
This learning package consists of 3 modules with videos and downloadable presentations.

eLearning: Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
This course provides information on what facilities should be doing to be prepared to respond to a case of an emerging respiratory virus such as the novel coronavirus, how to identify a case once it occurs, and how to properly implement IPC measures to ensure there is no further transmission to HCW or to other patients and others in the healthcare facility.
This training is intended for healthcare workers and public health professionals, as it is focused on infection prevention and control.

eLearning: Introduction to emerging respiratory viruses, including novel coronavirus
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China. This is a new coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans.
This course provides a general introduction to COVID-19 and emerging respiratory viruses and is intended for public health professionals, incident managers and personnel working for the United Nations, international organizations and NGOs.

eLearning: Clinical Care Severe Acute Respiratory Infection
This course includes content on clinical management of patients with a severe acute respiratory infection.
It is intended for clinicians who are working in intensive care units (ICUs) in low and middle-income countries and managing adult and pediatric patients with severe forms of acute respiratory infection (SARI), including severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis and septic shock. It is a hands-on practical guide to be used by health care professionals involved in clinical care management during outbreaks of influenza virus (seasonal) human infection due avian influenza virus (H5N1, H7N9), MERS-CoV, COVID-19 or other emerging respiratory viral epidemics.
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eLearning: Health and safety briefing for respiratory diseases – ePROTECT
This course provides a general introduction to Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) and basic hygiene measures to protect against infection. By the end of the course, you should be able to describe basic information about ARIs including what they are, how they are transmitted, how to assess the risk of infection and list basic hygiene measures to protect against infection.
 
Produced by the HEE Knowledge Management Team, 20th March 2020
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