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Sent on behalf of the COVID-19 Primary Care Incident Management Team for Coventry and Rugby, South Warwickshire and Warwickshire North CCGs

**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 note: we are now issuing the briefing once a week (Tuesday) 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.

Please note that the below data does not include care home data.  

 

Coventry and Warwickshire COVID position up to 28.07.2020

3,947 cases now confirmed in Coventry and Warwickshire (+50 / +1.3% from Thursday)

4 of these are currently admitted (-4 / -50.0% from Thursday)

Admissions by Trust:

GEH: 1

UHCW: 2

SWFT: 1

CWPT: 0

462 beds still available (+10 / +2.2% from Thursday)

0 ITU beds occupied by Covid patients (+0 / from Thursday)

531 reported deaths in a hospital setting (+1 / +0.2% from Thursday)

Download the weekly data pack.

 

1. Increased referral choice for Anti-VEGF (previously referred to as the Wet AMD service)

Coventry and Warwickshire CCGs have recently completed a successful tender for Anti-VEGF (previously referred to as the Wet AMD service) services with 3 existing and 3 new providers delivering the service from July onwards. The existing providers continuing to deliver the service are:

New Medical Systems Limited (t/a Newmedica), primarily but not limited to covering North Warwickshire, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, primarily but not limited to covering South Warwickshire, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, primarily but not limited to covering Coventry and Rugby.

 

The 3 new providers are:

SpaMedica Limited who will be delivering services based at Coventry from 3rd August 2020

Community Health & Eye Care Limited who will be delivering services from a number of sites covering Coventry and Warwickshire via a mobile unit and expected to commence delivery of the service from 1st September 2020

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust who are based in Nuneaton and the start date for commencement has yet to be confirmed

All providers will be available on e-referral to offer patients more providers and location of services to receive treatment. New patients are to be seen within 10 working days to ensure they are diagnosed and treated urgently for conditions. 

2. PHE Alert - Evidence of harm from illicit or fake benzodiazepines

An alert has been issued by PHE to alert advises of the availability of, and harm from, illicit drugs sold as benzodiazepines particularly when used in conjunction with alcohol and drugs with a respiratory depressant effect including gabapentinoids and opioids. Guidance which outlines risks and advice for professionals is available here 

3. Restarting of Holbrooks Health Team Ultrasound Services in August - change of referral route

The range of examinations is unchanged and the referral route is via e-RS, please. The referral form can be downloaded from GP Gateway. The service provision has been redesigned in order to comply with social distancing rules, protective equipment requirements, disinfection and cleaning procedures. The requirement for a transvaginal scan will be assessed by the sonographer during the pelvic transabdominal scan and the transvaginal scan may need to be rescheduled.

A letter from the service can be found here and a patient information leaflet can be downloaded here

4. Thoracic surgery at UHB moved to Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QE) site

 Thoracic surgery has historically been based on the Heartlands site only. Due to a cessation of elective operating due to the COVID-19 situation, a limited Thoracic surgical programme is currently operating out of the Priory Hospital. UHB have designated the QE site for complex cold surgery; and in view of the private sector provision being likely to cease, it has been agreed to move the Thoracic service to the QE site as of 20th July 2020, to sit alongside Cardiac Surgery, as recommended in external reviews.

5. Suffocation risk of face masks attached to baby's dummies

In some parts of the country there have been warnings issued as face masks attached to baby's dummies were found to be being used. While there is some uncertainty about whether if this is an issue locally, we have been asked by Safeguarding to make you aware of this and it is something to be aware of. To read media coverage in another part of the country click here 

6. Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) programme Bulletin          

This month's review includes a comprehensive list of FAQs that cover everything about the programme. They are particularly useful if you are new to LeDeR - perhaps as a LAC or reviewer - and have ‘why’ or ‘how’ questions. To read the bulletin in full click here.                

7. Update from EMIS Health 

The latest bulletin from EMIS Health is now available and it includes childhood immunisation protocol updates, New versions of EMIS Mobile and more. You can read it here

8. Clenil® Modulite® 100mcg (beclometasone) inhalers: release of batch specific variation

Additional batches of Clenil® Modulite® 100mcg (beclometasone) inhalers have been released into the UK supply chain to help address the current increased demand.

A summary of key information related to batch variation is as follows:

Information when additional batches that will be released can be found here and a patient information is available here 

NO UPDATES FOR Coventry and Rugby – 28 July 2020

NO UPDATES FOR North Warwickshire – 28 July 2020

NO UPDATES FOR South Warwickshire – 28 July 2020 

Please note all sessions are open to all localities

9. 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. 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 3:59pm on Monday 27 July 2020, the total number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths is 45,759.

As of 9am on Monday 27 July, 300,111 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK.

Latest local figures published by GOV.uk and PHE as of Sunday 26 July 2020 at 3:59pm, are a total of 26,788 cases in the West Midlands.

Latest advice is here

COVID-19: background information (updated 27 July).

Major new campaign: encouraging millions to lose weight and cut COVID-19 risk.

COVID-19: guidance for the safe use of places of worship and special religious services and gatherings during the pandemic.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for people in England with animals.

Updated: Adult Social Care Infection Control Fund.

12. 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.

13. 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).

14. 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. 

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