Covid-19 Resources
Covid-19
Remembering sacrifices made by NHS emergency services personnel
2020-09-07T05:00:00+01:00By Dr Robina Shah
The covid-19 pandemic, has galvanised the public’s understanding of the immediate and increasing sacrifices that our NHS and emergency services personnel, key workers and volunteers are making to keep us safe from harm.
NHS volunteer responders, a safety net you can continue to call on
2020-07-22T11:30:00+01:00By Dr Raj Patel
Sharing evidence and clinical knowledge during the covid-19 pandemic with UpToDate® and Lexicomp®
2020-06-22T11:05:00+01:00By Lisa Kean
Our top priority is to protect the health and well-being of our communities and to arm healthcare providers with the latest information available as the coronavirus (covid-19) situation evolves.
Attain and SIMUL8 launch free covid-19 ICU preparation simulation
2020-06-05T14:34:00+01:00By Matt Jones, Lisa Kean
Attain, the UK’s largest independent health advisory and delivery organisation, have teamed up with leading software developers SIMUL8 to provide a free covid-19 intensive care unit preparation simulation.
Attain provides pro-bono service to assess covid-19 staff ‘at risk’
2020-06-05T14:32:00+01:00By Tom Houston
Attain, the UK’s largest independent health advisory and delivery organisation, is extending the roll-out of a pro-bono service to hospitals to provide an assessment of staff “at risk” during the covid-19 pandemic.
Practicus offers access to peer hindsights for the NHS
2020-06-03T11:11:00+01:00By Liz Eckert, Darren Tolhurst
Practicus has been building a community of some 800 change professionals and is offering its ‘Ask the Community’ service free of cost to facilitate the NHS in making informed decisions.
Free digital care coordination platform from Infinity Health to help NHS trusts fight coronavirus effects
2020-05-27T10:20:00+01:00
Infinity Health is making its care coordination and task management tools available to NHS trusts at no cost for six months, with the aim of alleviating some of the pressures faced by staff in the wake of Coronavirus. The offer covers the costs of set-up, integration, training, and six months ...
A briefing on reducing covid impact on BME communities
2020-05-15T13:24:00+01:00By Joan Saddler
The NHS Confederation’s BME Leadership Network suggests in a new briefing, a suite of actions that health and care organisations could take to safeguard BME people, including BME professionals on the front line, notes Joan Saddler
Medinet offers advisory guidance to treat patients in elective care settings
2020-05-14T12:26:00+01:00
Numerous trusts are using Medinet’s free advisory input and guidance to inform plans for restarting elective care. We have been collaborating with NHS hospitals and partners to co-develop action plans. The goal has been to get safe and appropriate care to patients without the need to “physically build or buy ...
Elsevier launches online covid-19 resource for healthcare workers
2020-05-13T11:22:00+01:00
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Selenity introduces service for key worker organisations
2020-05-07T12:05:00+01:00By Anthony Sherwin
Anthony Sherwin on Selenity’s CV19 tracker, available as a free service to manage expenses and absences related to covid-19.
IMPOWER offers a free covid-19 staff tracker
2020-05-04T10:21:00+01:00By James Swaffield
IMPOWER has developed a free to use staff tracker to track staff availability and absences during covid-19, says James Swaffield
Circular Wave offers free Instant Pay solution to get health and care workers paid
2020-04-29T09:46:00+01:00By James Shields
Circular Wave, workforce solution specialists, are committed to supporting the national covid-19 response. Like many service providers, they are offering their agile market-leading core solutions completely free of charge to any health or care organisation including trusts, clinical commissioning groups, GPs care homes and community services.
'We're connecting primary and secondary care to reduce hospital admissions'
2020-04-28T13:54:00+01:00By Dr Owain Hughes
To support primary care clinicians in triaging patients, Cinapsis connects them within seconds to consultants from their local NHS Trust, says Dr Owain Hughes.
Covid-19: Free remote healthcare services to help GP practices
2020-04-28T13:08:00+01:00By Dr Caroline Pilot
GPs are being encouraged to recommend remote messaging services such as Docly to their patients to avoid face-to-face contact unless absolutely necessary, therefore reducing the risk of coronavirus transmission, writes Dr Caroline Pilot
Thalamos offers its mental health software free to the NHS
2020-04-27T15:17:00+01:00
Mental health platform Thalamos, which is working to digitise the Mental Health Act, has offered its software free to the NHS to support healthcare workers during covid-19.
Desuto introduces free decision support tool for health and care workers
2020-04-22T12:57:00+01:00
Healthcare decision support provider, Desuto, has announced the launch of its covid-19 Mental Capacity Assessment tool which is to be made available free of charge to health and care providers.
Identifying those most at risk to developing a severe case of covid-19
2020-04-22T12:11:00+01:00
Dr Foster has developed tools that identifies regions most at risk of developing severe cases of covid-19, as well as identifying trends and monitoring the spread of the disease across the UK.
Cracking covid: free digital bank and isolation tracker for all NHS trusts
2020-04-22T08:28:00+01:00
As one of the largest providers of workforce solutions to the NHS with almost 20 years’ experience, ID Medical supplies the NHS with over 8 million staffing hours per year. Together with our technology partners Clarity Skillstream, we’ve been helping trusts and health boards across the UK make huge savings ...
InfoFlex supports NHS with data collection and reporting
2020-04-21T09:30:00+01:00By Marc Warburton
InfoFlex is offering its support to the NHS as the covid-19 pandemic continues with data collection and reporting - as well as the creation of a virtual hospital, says Marc Warburton.
Conquering covid-19 – Free digital switchboard to free up front-line resource
2020-04-16T11:10:00+01:00By Stephanie Vaughan-Jones
Moneypenny is offering a free fully automated digital switchboard service for all NHS operations, says Stephanie Vaughan-Jones
Digital solution to help expectant mothers manage diabetes
2020-04-16T10:14:00+01:00By Dr Lucy Mackillop
GDm-Health remote monitoring system helps ensure the highest standards of care for pregnant women in the times of the covid-19 pandemic
We’re making sure GPs can support their local communities remotely
2020-04-15T14:11:00+01:00By Dr Alexander Finlayson
Our understanding of what GPs would need in order to work in this new covid reality enabled us to build a browser based telephone and video phone system called the Nye Phone. Writes Dr Alexander Finlayson.
AdviseInc offers a free PPE tracking tool
2020-04-15T11:55:00+01:00
AdviseInc has developed a free and simple tool for tracking personal protective equipment products within your organisation
eBikes as an alternative for NHS workers
2020-04-15T09:58:00+01:00
Fully Charged, London’s largest specialist electric bike retailer, is providing eBikes to NHS workers in London for free to ensure they have a healthy and safe alternative to public transport.
Locum’s Nest launches WIN to help workforce planning
2020-04-14T14:27:00+01:00
Locum’s Nest is the UK’s leading app that 30,000 clinicians use to offer their additional services to the NHS during covid-19.
Volunteers: a vital source of support
2020-04-14T14:11:00+01:00By Dr Charles Armitage
Supporting overburdened clinical teams is essential. We’re supplying a volunteer workforce to help, writes Dr Charles Armitage
Wilton Bradley offers free Bestway inflatable airbeds to NHS trusts
2020-04-09T15:56:00+01:00
Wilton Bradley have ring fenced a large stock of Bestway inflatable airbeds for donating to NHS staff to help during the crisis. They are keen to implement a national “roll-out” and offer these airbeds to hospitals across the country for free – in order to support medical teams.
CrowdCat and Tableau offer free app that measures staff wellbeing
2020-04-09T15:25:00+01:00
CrowdCat and Tableau are collaborating on a project to provide NHS organisations with a diagnostic app to quantify the impact of covid-19 on the health and well-being of NHS frontline staff. Flare will be offered free of charge to NHS organisations.
Bond Solon launches an online course on the new coronavirus law
2020-04-09T15:20:00+01:00
The new course by Bond Solon is designed to help health and social care professionals understand the Coronavirus Act 2020
Team communication app to help NHS and wider care sector
2020-04-09T15:14:00+01:00
With tens of thousands of retired medics asked to return to work and a quarter of a million volunteers needed to help the NHS through the coronavirus crisis, OurPeople has developed a free version of its popular team communication platform, specifically for the NHS and wider care sector.
Protecting mental health during covid-19
2020-04-09T12:22:00+01:00
All NHS staff can now access free apps to cope with insomnia and anxiety as part of a nationwide effort to support the mental health of the national health service workforce during the covid-19 pandemic.
Engineering and manufacturing campus supports fight against coronavirus
2020-04-08T11:32:00+01:00
A state-of-the-art engineering and manufacturing campus close to the new Nightingale Hospital in Stratford says it has the perfect facilities for organisations looking to tackle the coronavirus outbreak.
Covid-19: using digital services and data to fight the pandemic
2020-04-08T05:00:00+01:00By Shaun O’Hanlon
Coronavirus presents the biggest challenge to the NHS in its 70-year history.
DrDoctor launches free covid-19 toolkit for NHS trusts
2020-04-07T10:29:00+01:00
At a time when support for the NHS is vital to keeping the nation on its feet, health tech company DrDoctor has announced that its complete COVID-19 toolkit is now available, free of license fees to any hospital that requires it. The bespoke toolkit comprises of the recently released Broadcast ...
Online training courses to prevent the spread of covid-19
2020-04-07T08:00:00+01:00
Courses and resources targeted at anyone seeking to prevent the spread of infection
Medical students launch one-stop-shop platform to enable students to support NHS staff during covid-19
2020-04-06T05:36:00+01:00
Two ScotGEM medical students, Cassandra Baiano and Ronald MacDonald, have created a web-based app over the past 10 days that allows frontline NHS staff to post their needs (childcare, pet care, grocery shopping, medication pickup, admin etc) over the course of the pandemic and students can offer their help with ...
Managing chronic wounds in a pandemic is more important than ever
2020-04-03T09:32:00+01:00By Katherine Ward
Digitising the management of wound care provides accurate and accessible data to nurses and clinicians while also enabling remote assessment of wounds, notes Katherine Ward
Easing the pressure on NHS staffing systems
2020-04-03T05:00:00+01:00By Dr Anas Nader
Rapid recruitment and redeployment of clinicians is critical. We’re arming the NHS to cope, writes Dr Anas Nader