Useful links

• RCGP - COVID-19 guidance and advice
• RCN - Guidance re. remote prescribing
• NHS - COVID-19 primary care standard operating procedures
• North and South Essex LMC - Guidance on death verification and certification
• BMA - Guidance on remote verification of expected death (VoED)
• NHS England - Diabetes and COVID-19 guidance
• NHS Employers - Latest COVID-19 guidance updates (includes guidance on quarantine and shielding)
• Gov.uk - Guidance to support employers and workers involved in managing coronavirus deaths
• Association of Paediatric Palliative Medicine (APPM) - Clinical guidance paediatric palliative care
• MSE - Palliative Medicines related documents
• NICE - Guidance on managing COVID-19 in primary care
• MacMillan - MacMillan Cancer Care COVID-19 advice and guidance
• The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine - Handbook on treatment and prevention from health colleagues in China
• NHS England - Clinical guide for the management of people with alcohol dependence during the coronavirus pandemic
• Hospice UK – Caring for your dying relative at home with COVID-19
• Gov.uk - Guidance on how to work safely in care homes
• Gov.uk - Admission and care of people in care homes
• Gov.uk - Care of the deceased guidance
• Gov.uk - Guidance for stepdown of infection control precautions within hospitals and discharging COVID-19 patients from hospital to home settings.
• Gov.uk - Guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable
• NHS 111 - 111 isolation note information
• ESCB - Advice for parents when a child is unwell/injured to seek help and advice and which service they should contact
• ESCB - COVID-19 webpages. As well as general information about the pandemic, there are specific
• ESCB - Resources for families including emotional wellbeing and home-schooling links and a
• ESCB - Summary of changes to children and families support services in Essex.
• LBTQ Foundation - COVID-19 LGBT Foundation resources
• Self-isolating employees qualifying for SSP - read the blog here

Essex County Council coronavirus and faith                                          

Find out information on:                

• Worship, prayers and festivals
• Registering a death
• Funerals and mourning
• Bereavement support
• Leaflets and translations

Coronavirus and faith information can be found on the Essex County Council website

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