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CQC: Updated guidance on meeting the Duty of Candour – Published 11 March
CQC have updated their guidance for providers on Regulation 20, making it clear what providers should do to meet the regulation. For more information click here.
COVID-19: Face coverings: When to wear one, exemptions and how to make one – Updated 12 March
Reference has been removed to standards and language has been clarified around the fit and materials of face coverings. For more information click here.
COVID-19: PPE Portal: How to order COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) – Updated 15 March
The adult social care order limits have been updated and the section removed on when to use the National Supply Distribution Response. For more information click here.
COVID-19: PPE Portal: How to order COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) – Updated 16 March
The order limits for domiciliary care and non-residential special schools have been updated. For more information click here.
COVID-19: How to quarantine when you arrive in England – Updated 16 March
The guidance has been updated to include that Day 2 tests can be taken in-clinic with an organisation on the list of providers of Day 2 and Day 8 testing for international arrivals. For more information click here.
COVID-19: Further MHRA response to the precautionary suspensions of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca – Updated 16 March
The MHRA have issued another statement highlighting that it has still not been confirmed the reported blood clots were caused by the COVID-19 vaccine, and people should still continue to have the vaccine. For more information click here.
COVID-19: Adult Social Care Infection Control Fund: Round 2 – Updated 17 March
Annex E has been updated in relation to reporting point 5. For more information click here.
COVID-19: More than 25 million people in the UK have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine – Published 17 March
A significant milestone has been reached with almost half of all adults in the UK receiving a first dose of the vaccine. For more information click here.
COVID-19: PHE study shows three quarters of over 70s have COVID-19 antibodies – Press Release 17 March
A study by Public Health England has shown that an estimated 75.8% of over 70 to 84 year old blood donors had antibodies to COVID-19 by early March. For more information click here.
CQC: Improved oversight and reform needed as pressures of pandemic shine light on inconsistent and concerning approaches to DNACPR decisions – Published 18 March
CQC have published a report on the variations in people’s experiences of DNACPR and has a number of recommendations. For more information click here.
COVID-19: Letter to clinically extremely vulnerable people – Published 18 March
The government have issued a letter to all people on the Shielded Patient List containing new guidance that takes effect from 1 April, where people are no longer required to shield. For more information click here.
Policy Updates
- All coronavirus policies and Resource Centre documents continue to be reviewed and updated in light of these government updates
- A new ‘Visiting Loves Ones Factsheet: A Guide for Family and Friends’ has been produced for dom care customers