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Pathophysiology, immunology, epidemiology all made incredibly easy to understand 👇 youtu.be/BtN-goy9VOY #StayHomeSaveLives

As a frontline Northumberland GP and one of the first confirmed diagnoses of #COVID19 in the region I wanted share my experience over the last week and why it is so important to #stayathome

Great to be involved in this much needed guidance on managing COVID-19 in care homes. Wonderful team effort led by Adam Gordon MBE Preparedness, advance care planning, effective triage and teamwork are key Trisha Greenhalgh Karen Chumbley @COVID_LTC Dan Furmedge

COVID-19-care homes ✅Standard operating procedures for suspected/confirmed COVID-19 ✅Routine vital sign checks ✅ Beware atypical presentation ✅Use CFS to help triage ✅ Use RESTORE2 ✅Urgently review ACPs ✅Use secure digital communication 👇 bgs.org.uk/resources/covi…

⚠️GOOD PRACTICE GUIDE UPDATE⚠️ There are situations in which supportive treatments such as #carehome based oxygen therapy, antibiotics & subcutaneous fluids should be supported in local responses to #COVID19. Harms/benefits must be considered carefully bgs.org.uk/resources/covi…

A heavily tailored version of enhanced health in care homes for COVID19 -Weekly resident check in -Personalised care & support planning with emphasis on treatment escalation plans -pharmacy & medication support We have two weeks to implement folks 👇 england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp…

🚨ACCESS OUR COVID-19 RESOURCES🚨 Including Managing the #COVID19 pandemic in #carehomes, Geriatric basics for non-specialists, Tools and templates, Medicines advice for older people, Free collection of Age_and_Ageing papers and Managing #delirium bgs.org.uk/resources/reso…

The importance of "partnership working between care homes and community healthcare professionals, for example, GPs, nurses, geriatricians, dementia specialists, and palliative care teams." 👇

A brave new world: the new normal for general practice after the COVID-19 pandemic bjgpopen.org/content/early/… 'General practice in the UK transformed almost overnight' A balancing act - positives of remote consultations vs. what patients & GPs lose with less face-2-face contact

The BGS strongly condemns comments from the Prime Minister on 6 July stating that ‘too many #carehomes didn’t really follow the procedures’ during the #COVID19 pandemic. Read our full statement here bgs.org.uk/policy-and-med…

1) 'The implementation of NEWS in complex community settings, such as care homes, requires diligent & thoughtful planning.' 2) 'The appropriateness & value of NEWS in nonacute settings requires ongoing monitoring.' Adam Gordon MBE Sam Finnikin Matthew Richardson Matt Inada-Kim Alison Tavare 💙

What is the prevalence of loneliness amongst older people living in residential and nursing care homes? A systematic review and meta-analysis academic.oup.com/ageing/article…

The latest update of British Geriatrics Society guidance for managing COVID-19 in care homes for older people is here. Including infection control, testing, admissions, visiting, diagnosis, management, advance care planning, end-of-life care and routine healthcare. bgs.org.uk/resources/covi…

Another week, another The British Journal of General Practice podcast from the Ageing@NewcUni team. NEWS - medicalising care home life or supportive tool for staff - this paper stresses the challenges of implementation & need to work with care homes & primary care

We have shown that over two decades, there has been an increase in disability & the complexity of health problems amongst care home residents Fiona Matthews Andrew Kingston 💙 The NHS Adam Gordon MBE

A timely read as Primary Care Networks recruit paramedics into primary care roles, to increase skill mix and resilience in our practice teams Shona Haining

Another study that reinforces the need to collate data from care homes to protect and promote residents’ health. National Early Warning Scores and COVID-19 deaths in care homes: an ecological time-series study BMJ_Open bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/9/e…

Well said British Geriatrics Society 👇 🤜🤛 BGS voices support for primary care bgs.org.uk/policy-and-med…

Latest paper from Newcastle University in collaboration with ACRC on transitions in residential care academic.oup.com/ageing/article…