COVID-19: AHPs

COVID-19: Key resources for AHPs in England 

• COVID-19: resources for the allied health professions (AHPs) in England - 7th edition

• COVID-19 hubs for allied health professionals (new)

• How do NHS employees get a test for COVID-19?

• COVID-19: resources for the allied health professions (AHP) in England (previous version 24/04/2020)

COVID-19: vaccination 

COVID-19 vaccination e-learning updates

Since the COVID-19 vaccination programme went live, the content of the different sessions which make up this programme has been updated and amended as more information about the vaccines and the vaccine programme has become available. For those who have already completed this e-learning programme, these updates are detailed here.

Since the programme was launched there have been 1.89 million session launches; and it is worth noting that everyone who has helped to vaccinate the 15 million plus people so far has had to complete the HEE e-LfH sessions – so HEE's work has been vital in the success of the national vaccination roll out.

Other links:

• COVID-19: vaccination programme guidance for healthcare practitioners
• Training slide set (PHE)
• E-learning programme
• COVID-19: vaccinator training recommendations
• COVID-19: vaccinator competency assessment tool 
• Green book chapter
• All the documents and links above are available on the COVID-19 vaccination programme page: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/covid-19-vaccination-programme

COVID-19: Rehabilitation and recovery 

• COVID-19 and rehabilitation – resources for Allied Health Professionals 

• Allied health professionals’ role in rehabilitation during and after COVID-19 (new)

• Recovery and Rehabilitation for Patients following the Pandemic - ICUsteps statement

• Quick guide for occupational therapists: Rehabilitation for people recovering from COVID-19

See Literature Reviews section below for more resources.

COVID-19: Changes to AHP training and education 

• COVID-19: current changes in learning and development for the Allied Health Professions (new)

COVID-19: AHP student support and deployment 

• COVID-19: deployment of allied health professional (AHP) students in England (updated)

• Joint statement on planned placements in England (new)

• https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-support-package-for-universities-and-students

COVID-19: Caring for those who care 

• COVID-19: Allied Health Professionals’ contribution to staff health and wellbeing: a collection of case studies
• COVID-19: Caring for those who care - information and resources for Allied Health Professionals - December 2020
• COVID-19: Caring for those who care - information and resources for AHPs in Mental Health Awareness Week - update 4 - discusses the importance of being kind to yourself and allowing yourself to take time out.  It also links to the latest resources available to support your health and wellbeing.
• COVID-19: Caring for those who care - information and resources for Allied Health Professionals - update 3 
• COVID-19: Caring for those who care - information and resources for Allied Health Professionals - update 2
• COVID-19: Caring for those who care - information and resources for Allied Health Professionals - update 1
• Our NHS People COVID-19 and Ramadan: how to support staff who may be fasting

COVID-19: Digitally enabled AHP services 

• Digitally Enabled Services COVID-19: information and resources for Allied Health Professionals

COVID-19: Literature reviews 

A literature scoping search completed by HEE here in the North West aims to support the question ‘What (AHP) workforce do we need to effectively treat and support people with, and after, COVID-19?’.

This question was split into two searches (both attached):

1. a) Literature discussing the workforce implications.
2. b) Incidence and prevalence of key symptoms (physical, cognitive and psychological) and clinical presentation and health outcomes of COVID-19

Rehabiltation

Several literature searches have been completed on rehabilitation from a number of organsations:

• Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting
• Rehabilitation of recovering COVID-19 patients Get Search
• COVID-19 and dysphagia the role of speech and language therapists
• Prehabilitation and COVID-19 
• The long term health impacts of COVID-19
• Psychological rehabilitation
• COVID and Physiotherapy 

Other areas

A number of literature searches have been produced by NHS Scotland, including:

• Psychological consequences of COVID-19, NHSGGC
• Effects and side effects of COVID-9, NHS Lanarkshire
• Young people, suicide risk and COVID-19, NHSGGC

COVID-19: National AHP incident response forum 

Join and contribute to the COVID-19 Incident Response Forum for AHPs for wide ranging discussions and sharing on Covid-19, rehabilitation, testing, PPE, deployment, edeployment and more.

Get in touch with This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at NHS England and NHS Improvement for access.

COVID-19: More information 

• Advice for clinicians on the coronavirus 

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for AHPs from HEE

• COVID19 - a guide to information resources (Library and Knowledge Service for NHS Ambulance Services in England)

• For health advice, go to the NHS website

• For the latest advice about the government response to the outbreak, go to the gov.uk website.