Guidance Overview
Overview of Important Guidance
Regularly updated guidance and information can be found on this website and at:
- Government Coronavirus Dashboard
- The Care Provider Alliance’s COVID-19 Resources Page
- The government’s COVID-19 advice page
- COVID-19 information governance advice
The tabs at the top of this page contain more specific pieces of information and guidance which you need to know.
If you have any questions about guidance or have questions for DHSC about COVID-19 please let us know at [email protected] and we will seek a response.
We are also working closely with other members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Adult Social Care
(APPG) to influence parliamentarians.
Overview of Guidance and Important Information
Key links:
- NHS Primary Care Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccine – regularly updated and contains links to all SOPs
- DHSC Communications toolkit – updated regularly with Q&As
- PHE vaccination campaign resources
- Mencap has produced a range of resources and campaign material about COVID-19 vaccination for people with learning disabilities.
- Green book Chapter 14a on COVID vaccines
- COVID-19 vaccination programme – DHSC collection of relevant guidance and information
- Further booster vaccinations announced for Spring and Autumn 2022
- JCVI guidance on COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women, women of childbearing age or breastfeeding – 2.2.22
- Green Book Chapter 19 on Flu Vaccination– 29.10.20
Key links:
- Infection Prevention and Control in Adult Social Care Settings
- Infection Prevention and Control in Adult Social Care: COVID-19 Supplement
- Testing Guidance for Adult Social Care
- SCIE Infection Control e-learning course
- PPE Portal (Clipper) – updated 30.3.22
- Admissions to care home guidance– Updated 22.3.22
Key links:
- Collection of NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Guidance
- Hospital Discharge and Community Support 31.3.22
- Admission and care of people in care homes – Updated 22.3.22
- Care units in care homes short term, rehabilitation and reablement care – updated 16.3.22
- Pulse oximetry to detect early deterioration of patients with COVID-19 in primary and community care settings – updated 7.3.22
- Restoration of Community Health Services – updated 7.3.22
- NHS Guidance: Improving discharge patient flow from acute settings – 5.3.22
- Care Hotels: how to guide – 5.3.22
- Guidance for stepdown of infection control procedures within hospitals and discharging COVID-19 patients from hospital to home settings – updated 17.1.22
- CPA guide to Enhanced Care in Care Homes – 8.10.21
Key Links:
Key links:
- CQC Information for providers during pandemic
- SCIE COVID-19 Guidance Hub
- HSE RIDDOR Reporting of COVID-19
- CQC IPC inspection tool – updated 15.3.22
- ABI and RIBA Letter to Sector on Insurance Cover – 20.9.21
- CQC report into DNACPR decisions – Updated 15.4.21
