This is a group of resources intended specifically for nurses and AHPs returning to work during the pandemic.
This collection will be updated regularly, so please do check back soon for more.
e-Learning for Health returning Nurses & AHPs modules
Free access to clinical knowledge summaries via NICE
Free CPD modules for health care professionals
Managing COVID-19 in general practice
Queen's Nursing Institute Coronavirus Information Centre
RCGP resource hub
Managing Conflict: Dealing with Angry & Abusive Patients
NHSE FAQ for returning AHPs
COVID-19 information for HCPC-registered clinicians
Primary Care Pharmacy Association resources
Free access to FourteenFish
GPN involvement in PCNs
NHSE FAQ for returning Nurses
Queen's Nursing Institute Coronavirus Information Centre
Provided by: Queen’s Nursing Institute
Cost: Free
Type:Â Text
Provides information on COVID-19 tailored specifically for nurses and allied health professionals, as well as rapid training plans (with induction templates) for staff redeploying into primary and community care settings.
To access, click here.
RCGP resource hub
Provided by: Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)
Cost: Free
Type:Â Text
Provides useful tips on:
- Clinical management
- End-of-life care
- Ethics, challenging conversations, and health inequalities
- Expanding the workforce
- GP well-being
- Managing general practice during an epidemic
- Remote consultation and triaging
- Research, evidence, and mythbusters
- Specialist issues and contexts
To access, click here.
NHSE FAQ for returning AHPs
Provided by: NHS England / NHS Improvement
Cost: Free
Type:Â Text
NHS England / NHS Improvement have produced this list of frequently-asked questions for AHPs looking to return to work in the NHS during COVID-19.
Questions include:
- Will I have insurance and indemnity cover?
- Can I help without being in a directly patient-facing role?
- Will I need to learn new skills?
To access, click here.
Managing Conflict: Dealing with Angry & Abusive Patients
Provided by: Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RCS), The Mental Wealth Academy, and Pharmacist Support
Cost: Free
Type:Â Text
This PDF provides some tips on how best to deal with patients that are behaving angrily or abusively towards you. It encourages you to:
- Be calm
- Listen
- Acknowledge them
- Be clear about potential consequences
- If need be, end the conversation promptly
To access, click here.
Free access to clinical knowledge summaries via NICE
Provided by: National Institute for Health for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Cost: Free
Type:Â Text
NICE has a comprehensive collection of clinical knowledge summaries available here.
To access, click here.
Free access to FourteenFish
Provided by: FourteenFish
Cost: Free
Type:Â e-Learning / CPD
FourteenFish has made their collection of online resources freely accessible for nurses.
To access, click here.
NHSE FAQ for returning nurses
Provided by: NHS England / NHS Improvement
Cost: Free
Type:Â Text
NHS England / NHS Improvement have produced this list of frequently-asked questions for nurses looking to return to work in the NHS during COVID-19.
To access, click here.
e-Learning for Health returning Nurses & AHPs modules
Provided by: Health Education England (HEE)
Cost: Free
Type:Â e-Learning & CPD
These are online learning modules for nurses and AHPs who are returning to work or changing clinical speciality. They’re all freely available, with no need to log in.
The modules include content on:
- Mandatory training
- Infection control
- BLS
Learning resources with COVID-19 considerations are also included.
To access, click here.
Free CPD modules for health care professionals
Provided by: MIMS Learning
Cost: Free
Type:Â CPD & e-Learning
MIMS Learning is providing free access to its COVID-19 specific modules and return-to-practice learning modules, including over six hours of CPD on the following:
- Guidance on novel coronavirus disease COVID-19
- Coronavirus research and resources
- Management of urinary tract infections in primary care
- Ischaemic heart disease
- Latest BTS/SIGN guidelines on asthma
- Latest NICE guidelines on type 2 diabetes in adult
- Latest NICE guidelines on neurological conditions
To access, click here.
Managing COVID-19 in general practice
Provided by: St. George’s, University of London / FutureLearn
Cost: Free
Type:Â e-Learning
Around four hours’ worth of COVID-19-focused e-Learning resources, covering:
- Background of COVID-19
- Current situation in the UK
- Consultation tips and advice on keeping your practice running safely
- When to suspect COVID-19 infection in primary care
- Safe assessment of suspected cases
- Infection prevention and control
- Management of acutely unwell patients
- Management of those with mild symptoms in home isolatio
To access, click here.
COVID-19 information for HCPC-registered clinicians
Provided by: Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Cost: Free
Type:Â Varied
Free access is provided to COVID-19 specific support issues, with advice related to working within the scope of your practice given.
To access, click here.
Primary Care Pharmacy Association resources
Provided by: Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA)
Cost: Free
Type:Â Varied
Provided is a suite of resources intended for pharmacists working during the COVID-19 outbreak. Included are the following:
- Managing the COVID-19 pandemic in care homes
- Anticipatory prescribing for care home residents during COVID-19
- NCL COVID-19 electronic repeat dispensing (eRD) guidance for GP practices
- COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing suspected or confirmed pneumonia in adults in the community
- Alternative treatment options for vitamin B12 injections
- Coronavirus advice translated into 14 different languages
To access, click here.
GPN involvement in PCNs
Provided by: NHS England / NHS Improvement
Cost: Free
Type:Â Video
This video, produced as part of the General Practice Nursing 10-Point Plan, helps to explain how PCNs – and GPN’s work within them – can support population health management.