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1 May 2020

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Dear colleague

Please find below the latest GP update regarding Covid-19.

You can view the North West London password-protected GP extranet homepage using the details below. As always, you are advised to review the full list of Covid-19 related service changes on a regular basis, to ensure you have not missed any notices.

Website: https://www.nwlondonccg.nhs.uk/professionals/coronavirus-clinical
Password: NWLCovid-19

  • To all GPs in North West London: Update on elective referrals (attachment x1)
  • Payments, expenditures and reimbursements update
  • Identifying genuine shielded patient calls
  • Pharmacy opening times over May bank holiday
  • Weekly respiratory hub training sessions
  • Oxford University and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust vaccine trial  

 
To all GPs in North West London: Update on elective referrals

ACTION: Read the letter in full and act accordingly

Please find attached a letter from all North West London CCG Chairs re elective referrals.

 
Payments, expenditures and reimbursements update

Many of you have been requesting information and clarification on the funding systems that are in place for primary care practices given the changes you are being asked to make in the delivery of services. You will have received an update on this through the NW London primary care contracts team. If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact nwl.covid19@nhs.net. 

 
Identifying genuine shielded patient calls

ACTION: Read the NHSE FAQs for highest clinical risk patients here 

Some patients have reported to practices that they are worried about the calls they receive regarding their ‘shielded’ status, and are asking how they can tell a genuine call from a potential scam.

The NHSE guide in the link above should help reassure anyone with questions. Key points to remember and tell patients are: 

Genuine callers will never:

  • Request your date of birth, national insurance  number or bank details

Genuine callers may:

  • Call from a number showing up as 0333 3050466 (or your local practice number) which plays the following message if you call it back: “You were called today by the Shielding Helpline, sorry that we missed you, there is no need to call us back as we will try again soon. Thank you, goodbye”.
  • Ask you to confirm your name
  • Ask you to confirm your NHS number

Remember that if you’re concerned for someone who is at risk because of underlying health issues or age you can register them, or get them to register, on the government's Covid-19 support service for care and essential supplies. Find out more here.

 

Pharmacy opening times over May bank holiday

ACTION: Please follow the link to access details of which pharmacies will be open in London as part of the commissioned rota

In addition to those listed above, there will also be a number of other pharmacies open, but these have not been included in this list as they are not part of the commissioned rota. Patients have been advised to check with NHS.UK for details of their nearest pharmacy which may be open and pharmacies have who are open have been asked to update their NHS.UK profile and DOS Profile (NHS111).


Regular Respiratory Hot Hub Update: North West London Webinar      

Date: Monday 4 May
Time: 19:00 – 19:40
 
Content: Respiratory Hot Hub Update, covering London Primary and Community Care Respiratory Resource Pack and North West London GP Respiratory support line. It is aimed at North West London Covid-19 Hot Hub clinicians, GPs and PNs, community respiratory specialists, and commissioners. 
 
Speakers: Dr Sarah Elkin, Consultant in Respiratory and General Medicine, Imperial and SRO Respiratory North West London STP, and Dr Vince Mak, Consultant Integrated Care Physician, Imperial and Clinical Director, London Respiratory Network.
 
Joining instructions: Click here for the Live Teams event. There is no need to pre-register for this event. Copy and paste https://bit.ly/3bPT0zs into your browser if the link doesn’t open.
 
These will continue to take place during the month of May. Depending on the length of the lockdown period, this will be reviewed and may well continue into June. This link will change every session.

 
Message from Oxford University and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust re vaccine trial

ACTION: Read the full details here

We are conducting a study to assess efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of a novel viral vectored candidate vaccine against COVID-19. The vaccine developed at the University of Oxford (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) consists of a replication-deficient simian adenoviral vector encoding the SARS-CoV-2 Spike surface glycoprotein (S).
 
This is a first-in-human, single-blinded, phase I clinical trial to assess efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 in healthy adult volunteers. We aim to vaccinate up to 1112 participants aged 18-55. Volunteers will receive a 2-5x1010 vp dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 or MenACWY according to the table below. Regular interim safety reviews will be conducted at key points in the trial.