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) 
​Arts therapists 
British Association for Dramatherapists http://www.badth.org.uk  
British Association for Music Therapy http://www.bamt.org  
Biomedical scientists 
Institute of Biomedical Science http://www.ibms.org
Chiropodists / podiatrists 
The College of Podiatry https://cop.org.uk   The Institute of Chiropodists and Podiatrists http://www.iocp.org.uk  
Dietitians 
British Dietetic Association http://www.bda.uk.com  
Hearing aid dispensers 
British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists http://www.bshaa.com  
Occupational therapists 
Royal College of Occupational Therapists http://www.rcot.co.uk  
Operating department practitioners 
 
Association for Perioperative Practice https://www.afpp.org.uk/ 
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  
Physiotherapists 
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) http://www.csp.org.uk  
Practitioner psychologists 
Association of Educational Psychologists http://www.aep.org.uk   British Psychological Society http://www.bps.org.uk  
Prosthetists / orthotists 
British Association of Prosthetists & Orthotists http://www.bapo.com
Radiographers 
The Society of Radiographers http://www.sor.org    
Speech and Language Therapists 
The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists http://www.rcslt.org  
​Resuscitation Council UK 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 
Faculty of Dental Surgery www.rcseng.ac.uk/fds    
​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    
Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine www.ficm.ac.uk 
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists www.rcog.org.uk 
Faculty of Occupational Medicine www.fom.ac.uk
Royal College of Ophthalmologists www.rcophth.ac.uk 
Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health www.rcpch.ac.uk 
Royal College of Pathologists www.rcpath.org 
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine www.fpm.org.uk 
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh www.rcpe.ac.uk 
Royal College Physicians of Ireland www.rcpi.ie 
Royal College of Physicians of London www.rcplondon.ac.uk 
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow www.rcpsg.ac.uk 
British Association of Paediatric Surgeons https://www.baps.org.uk/
Royal College of Psychiatrists www.rcpsych.ac.uk 
Faculty of Public Health www.fph.org.uk 
Royal College of Radiologists www.rcr.ac.uk 
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh www.rcsed.ac.uk 
Royal College of Surgeons of England www.rcseng.ac.uk 
Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland www.rcsi.ie 
Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine (UK) www.fsem.ac.uk 

Faculties of the Royal College of Physicians: 

The Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine https://fflm.ac.uk/ 

​Nursing and Midwifery  

Royal College of Nursing https://www.rcn.org.uk/  
Royal College of Midwives https://www.rcm.org.uk/about-us/  
Social Care
Skills for Care - https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/
​Skills for Health - https://www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/ Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) - https://www.scie.org.uk/ Social Work England - https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/  
 
Care Quality Commission
Care Quality Commission (CQC) - https://cqc.org.uk/  
National Audit Office
National Audit Office -   
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