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We are here to support health and care leaders through the #COVID19 pandemic.
Here’s a quick thread on what leaders have been telling us and what we have been doing to support them 1/14
Here’s a quick thread on what leaders have been telling us and what we have been doing to support them 1/14
What we’re hearing from health and care leaders now about #COVID19:
still concern around PPE and ‘just in time’ approach to supply
Testing = mixed picture. Evidence of ramping up in acute hospitals. Others, inc primary care, concerned how/when they will get access… 2/14
still concern around PPE and ‘just in time’ approach to supplyTesting = mixed picture. Evidence of ramping up in acute hospitals. Others, inc primary care, concerned how/when they will get access… 2/14
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Concerns around the impact on non-COVID-19 services, which have been scaled back and the impact of the backlog in the post- #COVID19 recovery phase.
Make sure you tell us what’s on your mind https://www.nhsconfed.org/supporting-members/covid19/how-can-we-help
3/14
Concerns around the impact on non-COVID-19 services, which have been scaled back and the impact of the backlog in the post- #COVID19 recovery phase.Make sure you tell us what’s on your mind https://www.nhsconfed.org/supporting-members/covid19/how-can-we-help
3/14
Now, a few things we have been doing publicly to support health and care leaders in the last 24 hours in their response to #COVID19 4/14
We are engaging with @CommonsHealth’s #COVID19 inquiry - submitting evidence on what our members have being telling us & suggesting questions to committee MPs on what they should raise with the Secretary of State
5/14
5/14
. @LaylaMcCay spoke to @BBCNews yesterday about the need for testing to reach social care as well as primary, community and mental health services. She also raised member concerns around PPE and staff wellbeing. 6/14
This morning, @LaylaMcCay spoke to @TalkRadio about the social care action plan, PPE and testing. Here’s a clip 7/14
@NHSC_Niall’s comments broadly welcoming the Government’s action plan for social care was picked up by various media, including HuffPost, the Evening Standard and the Press Association.
https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/7ltyCX5QKF5zNZu55DQx?domain=nhsconfed.us16.list-manage.com
Niall’s full statement: https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/OaKeCWqPJh9WY8h9Pxvc?domain=nhsconfed.us16.list-manage.com
8/14
https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/7ltyCX5QKF5zNZu55DQx?domain=nhsconfed.us16.list-manage.com
Niall’s full statement: https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/OaKeCWqPJh9WY8h9Pxvc?domain=nhsconfed.us16.list-manage.com
8/14
. @NHSC_Niall’s earlier call for daily figures of care home deaths from COVID-19 to be published was covered today by outlets including the Daily Express and BBC News. 9/14 https://www.nhsconfed.org/news/2020/04/care-home-deaths
. @LaylaMcCay’s comments on the need to rapidly increase testing capacity were covered widely across the media, including this by @PMGallagher1 in @TheIpaper
10/14 https://inews.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-nhs-warning-100000-tests-promise-matt-hancock-2539570
10/14 https://inews.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-nhs-warning-100000-tests-promise-matt-hancock-2539570
In this blog, @JulietteKumar, associate director of improvement and education at the Innovation Agency, writes about the importance of courage and caring. 11/14
https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/I-wBCl7RwInvKlCGl-5OK?domain=nhsconfed.us16.list-manage.com
https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/I-wBCl7RwInvKlCGl-5OK?domain=nhsconfed.us16.list-manage.com
The Community Network, which we established with @NHSProviders as the national voice for community health services, has published this thread celebrating achievements in the sector and setting out some of the challenges it faces
12/14 https://twitter.com/NHSConfed/status/1250689130071314434
12/14 https://twitter.com/NHSConfed/status/1250689130071314434
Our #COVID19 pages include resources such as flash briefings on the latest developments and a way to help you through the mass of advice and guidance. 13/14 https://www.nhsconfed.org/supporting-members/covid19
. @NHSEmployers, which is part of the Confed, has up-to-date guidance and resources to help support and protect staff through #COVID19
14/14 https://twitter.com/NHSEmployers/status/1250371802062340096
14/14 https://twitter.com/NHSEmployers/status/1250371802062340096
