Guidelines/policy papers

Trust Clinical Guidelines– Available on the intranet

NICE COVID-19 rapid reviews/guidelines

Register for updates

Check for more rapid reviews

WHO Technical Guidance

Public Health England and Department of Health and Social Care

Resuscitation Council

Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and pregnancy

Guidance for healthcare professionals on Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in pregnancy, published by the RCOG, Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Public Health England and Health Protection Scotland.

British Geriatrics Society – Information for healthcare professionals about coronavirus and older people

Dermatology-specific guidelines and policies on coronavirus

University of Nottingham Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology launched a new coronavirus dermatology resource, a collection of guidelines, web resources and journal articles on coronavirus relevant to skin diseases and dermatology.

Department of Health & Social Care:  COVID-19: guidance for health professionals         

Coronavirus (COVID-19): UK government response

Policy paper – Coronavirus (COVID-19) action plan

COVID-19 guidance for NHS workforce leaders  – NHS Employers 

 Managing theatre processes for planned surgery between COVID-19 surges – Royal College of Surgeons

Clinical guide to surgical prioritisation during the coronavirus pandemic –   Royal College of Surgeons

Covid 19 Emergency Department care – Royal College of Emergency Medicine

                                                                                 

Evidence searches

The librarians can undertake COVID-19 evidence / literature searches for Trust staff. Complete the online form or send us an email to let us know the details.  Request a search

COVID-19 Staff Publications

Information for Patients & Carers

Health Information for Patients

BBC Health News

"Tom the Young Farmer" tells BBC Radio Shropshire how it's important to check in on his friends.
The UK is seeing a sharp rise in cases - 67 since April - with many of them among travellers returning from Mexico.
Niamh Smyth and her husband Justyn have spent over a decade trying to start a family, undergoing four rounds of IVF, with three unsuccessful attempts and one pregnancy which ended in miscarriage.
The psychological effect of a herpes diagnosis can be greater than the physical symptoms, experts say.
Neon is on trend, but some make-up products pose a serious risk to your health. Here's what to check for, and how to dazzle.
How understanding inflammation could transform treatments from cancer to Alzheimer’s.
A group of Ballycastle teenagers are calling for Stormont to appoint a dedicated Women's Minister.
Eimear, Pearse, Aoísha and Devyn from Ballycastle want to see a change in how women are protected in NI.
Eimear, Pearse, Aoísha and Devyn from Ballycastle want to see a change in how women are protected in NI.
We follow a lawyer and a nurse who are building this unprecedented case