Uniforms and workwear guidance

Guidance on how staff should be dressed in terms of uniforms and work wear during direct patient care activity

Appointments for routine adult cancer and screening programmes

NHS England has confirmed that all routine invitations for primary adult and cancer screening (AAA, bowel, breast, cervical and DESP) will be paused for an initial period of two weeks.

NHS England and NHS Improvement update

Update includes PPE, community pharmacy, webinars, and proritisation within community settings

Specialty-specific guidance on aspects of clinical care and treatment for COVID-19

Links to clinical and medications guidance from professional bodies for 17 medical specialities.

Important information on Patient Data

All GP practices, whose IT systems are supplied by TPP or EMIS, to instruct them to release the relevant primary care data to UK Biobank for purposes related to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Suspected tonsillitis in primary care or emergency departments

Guidance for GPs - patients with certain cancers and most at risk

The Government has published Guidance for people most at risk of severe illness requiring hospitalisation if they catch coronavirus. People with certain cancers and those who have received or are receiving certain treatments are among those who are most at risk and will receive information about shielding.

NHSE preparedness letter

NHSE update on COVID-19 primary care operating models, prioritising patients, remote triage, and much more. Please read the full letter.

Advice on how to establish a remote ‘total triage’ model

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NHS England and NHS Improvement have produced a guide to support GP practices with the rapid implementation of a ‘total triage’ model.

Information on the UTC transition to an 'equitable access' model

This is a letter recently sent to UTCs asking them to change to an ‘equitable access’ model, and is for your information only.

RCGP Guidance on workload prioritisation during COVID-19

Guidance has been developed for clinicians working in general practice in the UK. It should be read alongside guidance from the BMA on workload prioritisation dated 19 March 20

Cancer screening uptake initiatives halted

NHS England/Improvement is halting the implementation of AAA, DESP and cancer screening uptake improvement initiatives.