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Primary Care Coronavirus briefing – Coventry and Warwickshire – 21 July 2020 (Issue 59)
21 July 2020
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**Please find below the latest primary care coronavirus briefing.**
Information provided by NHS Coventry and Rugby CCG, NHS South Warwickshire CCG and NHS Warwickshire North CCG in line with Public Health England guidance.
This information may change rapidly as the situation develops. For the latest local information for primary care, visit our dedicated Coventry and Warwickshire COVID-19 support portal: https://www.cwcovid.support/
You can also find the latest national information on the NHS England Primary Care site: https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/primary-care
In today's briefing we include the latest news stories falling into the following categories:
• Latest Local Picture
• Local Updates
• Place Updates
• Latest National Picture
• Education
• Communications from NHS England
• Actions For Primary Care
Please click on the relevant section to view specific information
Please remember: we are issuing the briefing twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) communications via: warnoccg.covid19primarycarecommunications@nhs.net. We would also ask that if you have questions or concerns relating to the current situation around coronavirus and COVID-19 you use the same address: warnoccg.covid19primarycarecommunications@nhs.net. Please keep us updated with any issues that you may be having so we can try to address them.
Coventry and Warwickshire COVID position up to 21.07.2020
3,887 cases now confirmed in Coventry and Warwickshire (+44 / +1.1% from Thursday)
9 of these are currently admitted (+0 / +0.0% from Thursday)
Admissions by Trust:
GEH: 8
UHCW: 0
SWFT: 1
CWPT: 0
462 beds still available (-42 / -8.3% from Thursday)
0 ITU beds occupied by Covid patients (+0 /+0% from Thursday)
530 reported deaths in a hospital setting (+0 / +0.0% from Thursday)
As mentioned in last week's updates, the care home data is not included and currently being reviewed.
Download the weekly data pack.
1. UPDATED An update on Primary Care COVID-19 antibody testing
Antibody testing results will now be with the requestor in seven days from the sample being taken. If it has not arrived after eight days please email: covidstafftesting@uhcw.nhs.uk stating the name and DOB of the individual tested.
Please do not chase your result by calling your registered GP or the lab.
Remember that consent forms printed off when you book your test need to be given to your employing organisation to be kept in your HR Record, see further detail in the table below:
Staff Group Consent form to be kept by:
Staff and GPs employed by Practice GP Practice employee HR record
SWGP Fed and GP Alliance Locums Employing organisation
Self employed GP Locums Retain own copy and leave copy with practice where Ab test ordered
Blood samples need to be on a transport to the lab on the same day they are taken to ensure integrity of the sample. When registering, it is really important to include your accurate details, including full name – these are being matched to the lab records to ensure that right result is being sent to the right person and to the correct registered GP. If these details are not correct your test result may be delayed or void.
To date, up to and including 20 July, 1533 antibody tests have processed. 1524 results have been shared with 13.1% have the antibody detected.
Finally, for full details on how to request an antibody test follow this link www.cwcovid.support
If you have any problems with the booking system please contact covidstafftesting@uhcw.nhs.uk
Repeat testing
Repeat testing is available to staff under the following conditions:-
They have been confirmed as having Covid via an antigen test since the last antibody test request
They are symptom free and have been for at least 48 hours
It is at least 30 days since being confirmed as having Covid
Thank you for your patience and your support is appreciated.
2. The National Test and Trace service
A download of the latest update from the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Beacon team is available here. You can keep up to date and find more background information about our beacon work at www.staysafecsw.info
3. Changes to Myton Services - email from Ruth Freeman – CEO
Here at Myton, like everyone else, we are planning for the future post Covid- 19 and by the end of August we will be in a position to discuss our thinking with you. I am conscious however, that you may become aware of some proposed changes before we are in a position to share them with you so I have below provided a brief interim update that I hope will be helpful.
In April this year Myton were experiencing severe staffing shortages due to vacancies and sickness, a situation which began to rapidly worsen as those in vulnerable groups adhered to shielding guidance and it soon became apparent that we would be unable to run our two in-patient units effectively or safely. In discussions with Warwick Hospital, therefore, we decided to temporarily hand over the unit in Warwick to the hospital to help with the local response to the pandemic.
This meant we moved our entire In- patient operation to our Coventry site at which we increased the number of available beds to a maximum of 20. Since we made the move we have continued to take patients from across Coventry and Warwickshire and our team have consequently been very busy.
The plan is for Myton to move back into the Warwick unit in September and we are currently running a recruitment campaign so that we can be ready to start taking patients there as soon as possible.
The impact of the pandemic on Myton has been significant. The lockdown has had a huge impact on our ability to raise voluntary funds and we anticipate the losses could be as much as £ 1- 1.5 million. Even now as the restrictions are lessened the future is uncertain and we will only know the full impact of the pandemic many months if not years from now.
What is clear is that Myton has to make some changes if we are to ensure that our service delivery is protected for the future. This means re-shaping the way we run some parts of our organisation a process we have just begun. It’s important to say at this point that we are not looking to reduce the number of patients we support, in fact we are hoping that our reach will increase by implementing the lessons we learned during the pandemic and by doing a number of things differently.
Change is always challenging and this is going to be a difficult time for our staff directly affected. We have just started a consultation process which will come to an end on the 15th August 2020 after which time we will be able to talk about our plans with the wider community. Until then as this is going to be a sensitive time could I ask that if you have any questions or concerns you direct them personally to me.
Kind Regards
Ruth Freeman
Chief Executive
4. COVID-19 patient information in 21 languages
Information aimed at patients about COVID-19 has been produced in 21 languages by Doctors of the World in partnership with the British Red Cross, Migrant Help and Clear Voice. Among the languages featured currently are English, Albanian, Dari, French, Pashto, Portuguese, Bengali, Vietnamese, Kurdish Sorani with Mandarin, Hindi, Urdu, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, Malayalam, Turkish, , Farsi, Amharic, Tigrinya, Somali coming soon. To view them click the link https://drive.google.com/open?id=193qQN9l04Dvf0N9L5zeWTiXK_DRbrAxg
5. Support for people with dementia in the community
Some of the support services available for people living with dementia have seen a decline in referrals during the COVID-19 pandemic. As well as Admiral Nurses.who are available in some areas, there are other forms of support and resources available. To find out what these are click here
6. Primary Care Careers in Coventry and Warwickshire - Care For Your Career
The CCGs have used GP Forward View funding to create the “Care for Your Career” website, a one-stop shop for primary care recruitment and education for Coventry and Warwickshire.
We have commissioned a marketing agency to do a big recruitment push for us to help bring new GPs, nurses, practice managers and more to the area, so if you have vacancies open at your practice, let us know – we can help to advertise them! Fill out the job advert form (click here to download) and send it to communications@coventryrugbyccg.nhs.uk
On the website you will also find lots of useful resources, including recordings from weekly Virtual Learning Sessions as well as mentoring and other programmes helpful in making progress as a Primary Care professional.
Here’s a video of just some of the hardworking staff in primary care helping to make a difference in our area:
https://vimeo.com/318988448
So don’t forget to visit our website dedicated to finding jobs and developing careers in the Coventry and Warwickshire area: https://careforyourcareer.co.uk/.
UPDATES FOR Coventry and Rugby – 21 July 2020
No updates this issue
UPDATES FOR North Warwickshire – 21 July 2020
No updates this issue
UPDATES FOR South Warwickshire – 21 July 2020
7. Funnel Charts
Download the latest funnel charts from SWFT for south Warwickshire practices. They are on Non-Elective Admissions - COPD and Diabetes; Points of Delivery; Ambulatory Care and Top 5 Speciality Treatments.
Please note all sessions are open to all localities
8. TOMORROW - Warwickshire North GP & Clinician Virtual PLT
Details of next week's PLT around Safeguarding including an update of any changes during COVID and a presentation from Refuge on Domestic Abuse below:
PLEASE NOTE This session will be split for Virtual AND In-house working- please check Agenda for Timings.
Date: Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Time: 1.30 -5.00pm
Location: Microsoft Teams- joining details below:
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
The session is open to all Clinicians as well as Practice Managers and any other staff, the agenda is available here. Please be aware that Out of Hours cover HAS been arranged as with previous PLTs.
If you are unable to join the session at the scheduled time, it will be recorded and available to view on the Care for Your Career website- https://careforyourcareer.co.uk/support/medical-education/ purposes. There are already 6 previous session recordings on the website including: Cancer Pathways, COVID Hot Topics and Impact on BAME people, Mental Health & Using Technology during COVID, Managing the breathless patient- Heart Failure & Haematology Update, AccuRx Demonstration & EOL, Managing breathless patient- COPD update and Elderly medicines Review.
The next WN Virtual Education Programme Session will be on Tuesday 28th July 2020 , 1:00 – 2:00pm– Perils of Social Media- BMA.
9. UPDATED Medical education sessions for all
CCG supported medical education sessions available to all primary care clinicians to watch on a Wednesday lunchtime, the programme can be found on https://www.mededcoventry.com/General-practitioners. The new term will start on 2nd Sept and links to the Zoom talk will be published on the site under flyers 48 hours before the session. Over the summer, if you want to rewatch any episode go to the GP section and then to Presentations, (log in using covgp for both GMC and password). Any queries, please contact gpteachingadmin@uhcw.nhs.uk
10. Risk Assessment Webinar
Hosted by North London Partners in Health and care, this helpful webinar explores how risk are assessed during COVID-19 and considers what GP Partner/Practice Managers can do to mitigate the risk for their workforce. Both a recording of the event and the slides are available:
Watch Recording of Live Event
Webinar Slides 1
Webinar Slides 2
11. Domestic Violence and Abuse training and referral programme
IRIS (Identification and Referral to Improve Safety) is a general-practice based domestic violence and abuse training, support and referral programme for primary care staff. The Warwickshire IRIS team has set up some more mop-up sessions for those who were unable to attend the previous sessions. If you are unable to make these set dates, please email your IRIS AE with dates of your availability and we can book in a session for your surgery.
Clinician Refresher (19/08/2020 @ 12:30pm) - This is a refresher of Clinician 1 and 2 and 2 hours, which is open to all clinicians that have previously completed Clinician 1 and 2.
Reception/Admin (23/07/2020 @ 12:30pm) - This is a 1 hour session for reception and admin staff.
The sessions will be run via Zoom, you do not need a zoom account for this, a link will be sent via a calendar invite.
The team can be reached via email: South Warwickshire- Farah_Hameed@refuge.org.uk, North Warwickshire- rebekah_read@refuge.org.uk; Rugby & Leamington- laura_ruff@refuge.org.uk
12. Warwickshire North Virtual education sessions
A number of virtual education sessions that have taken place in Warwickshire North are now available to view. Subjects including heart failure and lower GI and breast cancers are amongst areas discussed. If you are interested in finding out more click here.
As of 20 July, 4:02pm, 295,372 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK and 45,312 people have died across all settings
At 9am on 19 July, testing capacity was 318,829 in the UK.
Latest local figures published by GOV.uk and PHE are as of on Monday 20 July 2020 at 4:02pm, there are a total of 26,282 cases in the West Midlands.
Latest advice is here
Millions could be vaccinated against Covid-19 as UK secures strong portfolio of promising vaccines
13. Second phase of General Practice response to COVID-19
Updated guidance and publications to GP contracts and income protection arrangements are available to view here.
14. COVID-19 General Practice Webinar Recordings and slides
An archive of the national primary care webinars and slides are available online from the NHS Future NHS site: https://future.nhs.uk/P_C_N/view?objectID=19549104 (a login is required).
15. Media enquiries
A reminder that our communications team is here to support you if needed. If you are approached by the media, please forward on to your local communications team: agem.communications@nhs.net. Outside of working hours the communications team can be reached via 01522 537887.
16. Please review the new testing turnaround times
