Latest rapid guidelines from NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care in adults [NG159], NICE (updated 29th April 2020) The purpose of this guideline is to maximise the safety of patients who need critical care during the COVID-19 pandemic, while protecting staff from infection. It will also enable services to make…

Latest rapid guidelines from NICE Critical care in adults [NG159], NICE (updated 24 April 2020) The purpose of this guideline is to maximise the safety of patients who need critical care during the COVID-19 pandemic, while protecting staff from infection. It will also enable services to make the best use…

Updated Cochrane review of PPE Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff.  Verbeek JH, Rajamaki B, Ijaz S, Sauni R, Toomey E, Blackwood B, Tikka C, Ruotsalainen JH, Kilinc Balci FS. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Apr 15;4:CD011621. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011621.pub4.…

Covid-19: management of exposed healthcare workers and patients in hospital settings –  Public Health England  This guidance covers staff exposures; staff return to work criteria; and patient exposures. COVID-19 – guidance for acute settings, Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine (APEM); 2020. This provides guidance for paediatric emergency and acute settings. It…

Serious Illness Care Program COVID-19 Response Toolkit – Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The toolkit is anchored by the COVID-19 Conversation Guide for Outpatient Care. The guide will help clinicians engage in compassionate conversations with high-risk patients about how they can…

NICE guidance updates Covid-19 Rapid Guidance: NICE guideline NG159 COVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care in adults has been updated following concerns about the application of the guideline. NG161 COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments NG163 COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing symptoms (including at the end of life) in the…