Covid-19 Primary Care Resources

QCovid Risk Calculator

Additional people are now being added to the Shielded Patient List using the QCovid risk calculator

Learning Disability: Easy read guides for patients, face mask exemption cards, and resources for carers

Resources specifically designed to support people with learning difficulties during the pandemic

Wellbeing resources and support for students

Online, phone and email support to help students navigate the challenges of the Covid pandemic

Early intervention for children, young people and families struggling to cope with the impact of coronavirus

The See Hear and Respond Service: A government funded initiative to support vulnerable families

Domestic Abuse

Household isolation instructions do not apply for patients escaping domestic abuse

Loneliness in older people during the pandemic

Telephone befriending is available for people age 60 and over

When does anxiety about leaving the home become problematic for older adults?

Advice from a Liaison Psychiatrist specialising in Older Adults

Alcohol dependence – harm reduction in homeless populations

Simple guidance on determining baseline alcohol intake and brief guidance on safe reduction

How should I advise my elderly patient who has become anxious about leaving the house?

Advice from a Liaison Psychiatrist specialising in Older Adults

Opioid dependence – management in homeless populations

Guidance on symptomatic relief of opiate withdrawal

How should I write a support letter for housing during the pandemic?

Advice from a specialist GP in homeless healthcare

The Clinical Frailty Scale

NICE outlines the importance of the CFS in the context of the Covid outbreak

Homelessness

Venues are being sourced to cohort Covid positive and Covid negative people safely

NHS Volunteer Responders

NHS Volunteer Responders have been mobilised to help support vulnerable individuals who are self-isolating