Week commencing 16 March 2020

Daily briefing 22 March

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  • Communications to patients
  • PPE guidance;
  • Contacting high-risk patients;
  • Advice for pregnant healthcare workers

Daily briefing 20 March

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  • NHS standard operating procedures for a general practice
  • Getting an isolation note
  • Key workers and school arrangements;
  • Vulnerable patients list
  • Plus: registrar’s service; medicines management update; managing contraception; Covid-19 and pregnancy; remote working update; Microsoft Teams

Daily briefing 19 March

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  • Update on PPE
  • Anti-inflammatory medications
  • Guidance on Covid-19 and diabetes
  • PCAL
  • Secondary care admissions
  • Business continuity plans
  • Total Triage systems
  • Other actions being taken locally

Daily briefing 18 March

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  • IT updates including laptops for primary care video consultations through EMIS and TPP, and remote working

Daily briefing 17 March

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  • NHS Guidance for primary care professionals
  • Finance update including suspension of local schemes
  • Impact of self-isolation on GP practices
  • CQC to suspend inspections;
  • Use of WhatsApp/FaceTime to communicate with patients; tips for video consultations; information for patients around accessing practices; social media
  • Wellbeing information from Mind