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
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
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
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
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
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/
Care Quality Commission
Care Quality Commission (CQC) - https://cqc.org.uk/
National Audit Office
National Audit Office -
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
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
- 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)
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
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
- 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
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
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
- COVID-19 Hub (links to latest national guidance)
Royal College Physicians of Ireland www.rcpi.ie
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
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
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
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/
- 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/
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/ 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)
- 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/
National Audit Office
National Audit Office -
Future Learn Courses
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?
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:
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.
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
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
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
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.
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