COVID-19 has represented a major public health challenge and the health services, including staff in Emergency Departments, have been under significant pressure as a result. RCEM uses this webpage to disseminate relevant information regarding the COVID-19 situation and the most relevant RCEM responses.
COVID-19 has represented a major public health challenge and the health services, including staff in Emergency Departments, have been under significant pressure as a result.
RCEM uses this webpage to disseminate relevant information regarding the COVID-19 situation and the most relevant RCEM responses.
We acknowledge the COVID-19 situation evolves, often rapidly. As such, this webpage will link to major websites with the most current information available. We also encourage you to visit this webpage regularly to obtain the latest available COVID-19 information as it relates to College activity.
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MHRA and JCVI announcement regarding AstraZeneca Vaccine and next steps (7 April 2021)
Communicating the potential benefits and harms of the Astra-Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine (7 April 2021)
+ Government Websites
• COVID-19: Resetting Emergency Department Care
• RCEM & College of Paramedics Joint Statement: Ambulances Handover Delays
• Legacy Document – Learning from the first phase of the Coronavirus Pandemic (November 2020)
• Position statement: Governance responsibilities for patients who do not attend booked appointments
• RCEM & Healthwatch – FAQs on NHS 111 First
• What to do if your ED is becoming crowded again after the initial COVID period (September 2020)
• Resetting Emergency Care – a briefing for MPs
• Resetting Emergency Care – FAQs for Clinical Leads
• Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) ED management of suspected COVID-19 in adults
• PHE Infection and Prevention Control Guidance
• RCUK position September 2020
• NHS England Speciality Guides Emergency Medicine
• British Society of Thoracic Imaging Radiology Decision Support Tool
• Changes to procedures around certification and cremation during the COVID-19 pandemic
• RCOG guide to COVID-19 and pregnancy
• Project5 – free wellbeing support service
• RCEM Wellbeing App
• Free access to Sleepio and Daylight for all NHS staff to protect their mental health throughout the COVID-19
• UK CMOs, NHS, GMC & AoMRC joint letter – supporting doctors throughout the pandemic (12 January 2021)
• Letter supporting doctors in COVID-19 epidemic
• Letter supporting Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates (England) in COVID-19 epidemic
• Letter supporting allied health professionals and allied health professional support workers
• GMC information on revalidation
• Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH)
• RCEM TSC Advice for Shielding Trainees
• S-STAG Activities While Shielding
• S-STAG Advice for Educational Supervisors, Trainers and Trainees Where Shielding for COVID 19 Pandemic Applies – Flowchart
• S-STAG Guide and Checklist for Trainers and Supervisors
• S-STAG Peer Support Models for Shielding groups
• S-STAG Resource list
• Guidance On Use Of 2020 COVID-19 Forms On ePortfolio
• COVID-19: ARCP 2020 Trainee FAQ
• Letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak regarding the Comprehensive Spending Review – Nov 2020
• RCEM Comprehensive Spending Review 2020 submission
• Health Select Committee report delivering core services
• Health and Social Care Select Committee full video (16 June 2020)
• RCEM & RCS submission to the Health and Social Care Select Committee on helping the NHS recover from Coronavirus
• RCEM submission to the Health and Social Care Select Committee on Coronavirus Preparation
The coronavirus pandemic continues to pose unprecedented challenges to our health service.
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Data, Statistics and Data Sets for England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland.
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Improving safety in the Emergency Department this winter.
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