Daily publication of Covid-19 admissions and bed occupancy data – NHS England
This file contains Covid data on measures of hospital admissions and the number of beds occupied by Covid patients and the number of MV beds (beds capable of supporting mechanical ventilation) occupied by Covid patients. It provides regional and national level information from 1st August up to the latest day.

Daily Admissions and Beds 18 January 2021 (XLSX, 161KB)

Weekly publication of Covid-19 admissions and bed occupancy data – NHS England
Covid data on measures of:-

hospital admissions,
number of beds occupied by Covid patients
number of MV beds (capable of supporting mechanical ventilation) occupied by Covid patients
number of Adult G&A beds; occupied by Covid patients; occupied by non-Covid patients, unoccupied
hospital admissions,
number of all beds occupied by Covid patients
number of MV beds occupied by Covid patients
For the newly added items relating to Adult G&A beds the data is from 17th November. These data items were first collected on 10th November and have been deemed of usable quality as from 17th. Adults represent 99% of Covid admissions to hospital.

Weekly Admissions and Beds 14 January 2021 (XLSX, 2MB)

19 Jan update: covid admissions fall for seven days straight in London and south east – Health Service Journal
The weekly total of admissions of covid positive patients has now fallen for seven consecutive days in the south east and London.

Updated: The 58 trusts where covid patients fill at least a third of beds – Health Service Journal
Thirteen more hospital trusts now have a third or more of their beds filled by covid patients than a week ago, but those under the most extreme pressure have seen it begin to subside.

COVID-19: Frailty scores and outcomes in older people – British Geriatrics Society
This page brings together studies specifically examining the link between frailty and COVID-19 outcomes in acute care. It is intended that it will be updated every month following a review of the literature to provide an update on any frailty and COVID-19 papers.

Coronavirus: long Covid – House of Commons Library
This briefing provide an overview of long Covid, the impacts of this condition and the development of clinical guidance and services for those affected. It also provides links to further reading and Parliamentary material.

Expected trends in recruitment 2021 – NHS Employers
Our new poster explores seven expected trends in recruitment for 2021

New recruitment processes web section – NHS Employers 
Our new section of the website houses tools, guidance and resources to help employers improve their recruitment processes.

February rotations paused in London – NHS Employers 
Health Education England (HEE) has announced that February 2021 rotations in London are paused for doctors in training.

COVID-19 waste management standard operating procedure, NHS England V4 (updated 18th January 2021) 
This document sets out the waste management approach for all healthcare facilities including primary care facilities and testing facilities in England and Wales during the COVID-19 outbreak.

National guidance for the management of children with bronchiolitis and lower respiratory tract infections during COVID-19, RCPCH (updated 18th January 2021)
These recommendations on the management of children with bronchiolitis and lower respiratory tract infections in hospital settings during COVID-19 are for clinicians to support winter planning in partnership with local infection control prevention teams. Temporal changes in prevalence of COVID-19 during the pandemic Updated 18 January 2021 The table below shows how prevalence has changed between the initial peak, 23 March 2020, and now.