The Guidelines team has produced the following directory of COVID-19 information and guidance for primary care. This page will be updated as and when relevant guidance/information is made available.
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COVID-19 vaccination
The latest guidance on the COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination programmes.
UKHSA
- COVID-19 vaccination: blood clotting information for healthcare professionals
- Clinical investigation and management of COVID-19 vaccine induced thrombosis and thrombocytopenia
PHE
Key COVID-19 guidance for primary care
A collection of key guidance and information from the main professional bodies.
NHS England and NHS Improvement
- NHS coronavirus guidance for clinicians and managers
- Coronavirus guidance for primary care
- Using online consultations in primary care: implementation toolkit
- Consulting via video with patients at home
- Enhanced Service Specification: COVID-19 vaccination programme 2020/21
- Shielding and protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from COVID-19
- SOP on how to run a safe and effective medicines reuse scheme in a care home or hospice
- Policy statement on the use of NSAIDs in people with or at risk of COVID-19
- Therapeutic alert through the Central Alerting System on the use of inhaled budesonide for adults with COVID-19
UKHSA
- Advice on the investigation and management of patients who may be infected with a new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern
- Investigation and initial clinical management of a possible case of coronavirus
- Guidance on the management of staff, patients and residents who have been exposed to COVID-19
- Guidance for people advised to self isolate
- Guidance on the national lockdown
- Guidance on infection prevention and control for COVID-19
- Guidance for local authorities and local decision-makers on containing and managing COVID-19 outbreaks at a local level
- Yellow Card reporting site for healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers to report:
- suspected side effects associated with any medicine used in patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19
- incidents involving medical devices used in relation to COVID-19
- Updates to UKHSA/PHE guidance for COVID-19 are found on the MHRA central alerting system (CAS)
- COVID-19: long-term health effects
- COVID-19: supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults
- COVID-19: guidance for the care of the deceased
- COVID-19: summary guidance for service providers on point of care or near-person tests for diagnosis and management
- COVID-19 surveillance and immunity studies
PHE
NICE
- COVID-19 rapid evidence summary: acute use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for people with or at risk of COVID-19
- Managing the long-term effects of COVID-19, often described as ‘long COVID’
- A series of rapid guidelines on the active management of COVID-19 infection
- Clinical knowledge summary (CKS) on coronavirus
Royal College of General Practitioners
- Specific guidance for general practice, including out-of-hours
- COVID-19 resource hub to support GPs in understanding and managing the pandemic
SIGN
- Guidance on assessment of COVID-19 in primary care
World Health Organization
Information for specific groups
The following is a list of links providing additional information for specific groups. This will be updated regularly as new information is published.
Allergy
- The British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology has published modifications for allergy services during COVID-19 pandemic:
Cardiovascular
ACEi and ARBs
- Primary Care Cardiovascular Society: specific advice about COVID-19 for patients taking angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)
- The British Cardiovascular Society and the British Society for Heart Failure: joint statement on treatment with ACEi or ARB in relation to COVID-19
Care of the elderly
- The British Geriatrics Society: list of current official UK/global advice and publications relating to older people’s healthcare during COVID-19
Diabetes
- Guidance on practical recommendations for the management of diabetes in patients with COVID-19
- Diabetes UK: COVID-19 guidance for people living with diabetes and their families
- NHS England key information to support the delivery of diabetes care in London
- Primary Care Diabetes Society: COVID-19 and diabetes fact sheet
Eye, ear, nose and throat
- ENT UK: information on loss of sense of smell as a marker of COVID-19 infection
Gastrointestinal
- The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG): specific COVID-19 advice for healthcare professionals in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- BSG COVID-19 knowledge hub
- BSG advice on booster vaccination for people with liver disease
- BSG and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Section and Clinical Research Group position statement on SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
Musculoskeletal and joints
- The Royal Osteoporosis Society: White paper: Delivering core NHS and care services during the pandemic and beyond
- The Royal Osteoporosis Society: COVID-19 resource hub
Paediatrics
- The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health: COVID-19 guidance for healthcare professionals working in paediatrics and child health and guidance on paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19
Pre- and postnatal care
- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG): COVID-19 information for healthcare professionals caring for pregnant women
- RCOG, Royal College of Midwives, RCPCH, PHE, and Health Protection Scotland: guidance for healthcare professionals on COVID-19 infection in pregnancy
- Primary Care Women’s Health Forum (PCWHF): postnatal maternal and infant care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a guide for general practice
Respiratory
- Asthma UK: health advice concerning COVID-19 for people with asthma
- British Thoracic Society: information to support the respiratory community during the COVID-19 outbreak
- Global Initiative for Asthma: answers to frequently asked questions on the management of asthma during the COVID-19 outbreak
- Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: brief list of guidance for patients with COPD
Sexual health
Skin and wound care
- International Psoriasis Council: statement on the COVID-19 outbreak
- British Association of Dermatologists: statement on dry skin and frequent handwashing to reduce COVID-19 risk
- British Lymphology Society: consensus document on COVID-19 vaccination for patients with lymphoedema
Women’s health
- Smear taking during COVID-19, by NHS England and Improvement and PHE
- Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) guidance:
- Information on the provision of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) during the COVID-19 outbreak
- Guide for patients to help them stay informed about contraception and abortion services
- Guidance outlining essential services that must remain available to women during and past the pandemic
- Clinical advice to support provision of effective contraception during the COVID-19 outbreak
- Recommendation on extended use of the etonogestrel implant and 52 mg levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system during COVID restrictions
- Essential SRH services during a third COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and beyond January 2021
- Primary Care Women’s Health Forum (PCWHF) guidance and links:
- Managing contraceptive provision without face-to-face consultations
- Managing remote consultations on abnormal uterine bleeding during the coronavirus pandemic
- PCS COVID-19 Community Contraception Guide
- Managing HRT provision without face-to-face consultations during COVID-19 healthcare restrictions
- RCOG and Specialist Societies guidance for gynaecological services during COVID-19
- BSUG guidance on management of urogynaecological conditions and vaginal pessary use during COVID-19 Pandemic
- Royal College of Psychiatrists advice on COVID-19
- Framework for restoration of menopause services in response to COVID-19
- Protocol for LARC fittings in primary care during COVID-19 restriction easing
- RCOG guidance:
- COVID-19 infection and abortion care, with a Q&A
- Guidance for healthcare professionals on coronavirus infection in pregnancy
- RCOG, British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy, and British Gynaecological Cancer Society joint guidance for the management of abnormal uterine bleeding in the evolving coronavirus pandemic
- Nursing and Midwifery Council joint statement from chief executives of statutory regulators of health and care professionals
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