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Advice for smokers and vapers
Guidance and emerging evidence on risks of smoking, vaping and illness severity of Covid-19
Covid variants and vaccine effectiveness
Why maximising vaccine uptake with 2 doses is crucial
Chronic Kidney Disease
Maximising the safety of adults with chronic kidney disease during the pandemic
ACE Inhibitors and ARBs
Summary of relevant guidance and emerging evidence for primary care
Coagulation disorders and anticoagulation treatment
Updated vaccination guidance for individuals with clotting and bleeding disorders and those on anticoagulant therapy
Rheumatology patients
Routine monitoring of DMARDs, and assessment/ treatment of suspected Covid-19 in patients on immunosuppressants
QCovid Risk Calculator
Additional people are now being added to the Shielded Patient List using the QCovid risk calculator
Guidance on steroid prescribing
There is still concern that steroids can increase the risk from Covid-19
Q. How can we best care for patients with cardiac conditions during the pandemic?
Advice from a Consultant Cardiologist
Neurological conditions
Guidance on Covid-19 risk to people with neurological conditions, and specific therapies in MS
Should GPs have a different approach to assessing headaches during the pandemic?
Advice from a GPwSI in headache and migraine
Splenectomy
Who should shield, and precautions for all patients with splenectomy during the pandemic
Recommendations for home blood pressure monitoring
Advising patients on how to monitor BP reliably
Brugada syndrome or Long QT syndrome
The care pathway is dependent on whether the patient has an ICD
Heart Failure
British Society for HF advice on shielding, and who to prioritise for review
How to convert to oral B12 for patients established on IM hydroxocobalamin
British Society for Haematology provide guidance on vitamin B12 replacement during the COVID-19 pandemic
HIV
There is no evidence for a higher Covid-19 infection rate or different disease course in people living with HIV
