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Latest COVID-19 Research & Evidence — 11/02/21
Research - The "nurse as hero" discourse in the COVID-19 pandemic: A poststructural discourse analysis
Nurses have been labelled "heroes" by politicians, the mass media, and the general public to describe their commitment to providing front-line care to people with COVID-19, despite the risks of exposure and lack of clinical resources. Few studies have examined the implications of the hero discourse to nurses' professional, social, and political identities.
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Research - Factors Associated With Psychological Distress in Health-Care Workers During an Infectious Disease Outbreak: A Rapid Systematic Review of the Evidence, Psychiatry
This review highlights the key factors to the identify HCW who are most at risk for psychological distress during an outbreak and modifying factors to reduce distress and improve resilience. Recommendations are that HCW at risk for increased distress receive early interventions and ongoing monitoring because there is evidence that HCW distress can persist for up to 3 years after an outbreak.
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Resources - COVID-19 vaccination: British Sign Language resources
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Resources - COVID-19 and vaccination resources for South Asian communities
These COVID-19 vaccination resources for South Asian communities have been collated from a range of reliable sources. All resources and guidance have been put together by qualified medical professionals including doctors, pharmacists and the wider healthcare workforce.
Click here for resources from Royal Society of Public Health
Survey - The mental and physical health impacts of home working during Covid-19
With working from home set to continue for millions of UK workers, research by the RSPH shows that there are key health and wellbeing disparities between different groups of people who made the move to home working as a result of Covid-19.
Click here to read Royal Society of Public Health survey results
Survey - The mental and physical health impacts of home working during Covid-19
With working from home set to continue for millions of UK workers, research by the RSPH shows that there are key health and wellbeing disparities between different groups of people who made the move to home working as a result of Covid-19.Click here to read Royal Society of Public Health survey results
Expert Opinion - Jeremy Hunt on COVID-19 and the future of the NHS
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Analysis - Put to the test: use of rapid testing technologies for covid-19
This looks at how new technologies can be appropriately used to support different testing strategies and examines benefits and risks, noting rapid tests provide opportunities for early detection and isolation but must be integrated into wider strategies to control transmission.
Click here to BMJ article
Guidance - COVID-19 rapid guideline: vitamin D
Click here for NICE rapid guideline
Guidance - COVID-19: Occupational health and safety for health workers, World Health Organisation
Occupational hazards for health workers on the front line include exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens, violence, harassment, stigma, discrimination, heavy workload and prolonged use of personal protective equipment (PPE). This document provides specific measures to protect occupational health and safety of health workers and highlights the duties, rights and responsibilities for health and safety at work in the context of COVID-19.
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Guidance - Specific clinical management
Managing COVID-19 alongside specific clinical conditions.
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Article - Personality and motivational predictors of well-being and coping during COVID-19: A reversal theory analysis.
Findings suggest that well-being and, to a lesser degree, coping could be enhanced by encouraging individuals to experience a range of motivations.
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Briefing - How the UK is using lateral flow tests in the pandemic
Lateral flow tests are pivotal to the UK government’s strategy to reduce the spread of the coronavirus by identifying asymptomatic patients. But with questions over their accuracy are they are being used appropriately.
Read BMJ briefing here
Training - E-Learning for front-line managers on COVID-19 response to vulnerable populations (24 languages)
This e-learning course is designed for front-line managers of institutions hosting or serving people who are medially or socially vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19.
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