Health Management and Policy Alert

Care Act easements: guidance for local authorities

Department of Health and Social Care -
The guidance sets out how local authorities can use the new Care Act provisions, created under the Coronavirus Act 2020, to prioritise care and support for those who need it most. The provisions are temporary and should only be used when it is not possible for local authorities to comply with their duties under the Care Act 2014.

• Guidance
• Department of Health and Social Care - publications

Civil Service People Survey 2019: results for Public Health England

Public Health England - 

This annual survey looks at civil servants’ attitudes to, and experience of working in government departments.

• Survey results
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Covid-19: additional funding allocations

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government - 

This guidance lists the allocations across local authorities of £1.6 billion additional funding from central government to help them respond to other coronavirus (Covid-19) pressures across all the services they deliver. This includes increasing support for the adult social care workforce and for services helping the most vulnerable, including homeless people.

• Guidance
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Mental health and psychosocial considerations during Covid-19 outbreak

World Health Organization - 

These guidelines were developed as messages targeting different groups to support mental and psychosocial well-being during the Covid-19 outbreak.

• Guidelines
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Mental wellbeing while staying at home

NHS - 

The NHS website has also put tips and advice together to help keep on top of your mental wellbeing and cope with how you may feel while staying at home.

• Guidance

 

Guidance on social distancing for everyone in the UK

Public Health England - 

This guidance is for everyone, including children. It advises on social distancing measures we should all be taking to reduce social interaction between people in order to reduce the transmission of coronavirus (Covid-19). It is intended for use in situations where people are living in their own homes, with or without additional support from friends, family and carers.

• Guidance
• More detail

 

Guidance for parents and carers on supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak

Public Health England - 

This advice is to help adults with caring responsibilities look after the mental health and wellbeing of children or young people, including those with additional needs and disabilities, during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

• Guidance
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Guidance for the public on the mental health and wellbeing aspects of coronavirus (Covid-19)

Public Health England - 

This guide provides advice on how we can all look after our mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. 

• Guidance
• Press release

Covid-19: tips for housing sector on end of life care

Housing Learning and Improvement Network (Housing LIN) - 

With the further escalation of coronavirus (Covid-19) in the UK, the lives of residents are at risk and those who are vulnerable may die of their current long-term condition. This briefing set out a number of tips for the housing sector on end of life care and signposts to a selection of useful links and further practical advice.

• Briefing
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Covid-19 response: PSNC negotiations action list

Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee - 

This briefing outlines the scope of the urgent discussions that are ongoing between PSNC, the Department of Health and Social Care, and NHS England & NHS Improvement to ensure that community pharmacy teams have the support they need to play their role in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Briefing
• More detail