5 May 2020
All documents can be found here
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
Today’s update includes:
- Message from West London NHS Trust for GPs and other referrers
- VIDEO: Webinar re respiratory resource pack
- Message from NHSE re shielding patients for general practice
- Reminder: Immunisations survey still open
- COVIDA Study: Mental health and wellbeing of NHS staff during Covid-19
Message from West London NHS Trust for GPs and other referrers
West London NHS Trust has changed the way some of our services are accessed and delivered through the coronavirus outbreak. Please go to www.westlondon.nhs.uk/coronavirus-guidance-for-gps-and-referrers for more detailed information.
The number for the Trust’s 24/7 mental health single point of access (SPA) is 0300 1234 244 or wlm-tr.wlmhtSPA@nhs.net and is fully accessible to the public as well as GPs and referrers.
Other key contacts:
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
- Ealing CAMHS: 0208 354 8160
- Hounslow CAMHS: 0208 483 2050
- Hammersmith & Fulham CAMHS: 0208 483 1979
- CAMHS out of hours: 0300 1234 244
Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Services (CIDS)
CIDS has temporarily stopped all assessments, and have stopped all face-to-face patient contact. The CIDS team is not accepting referrals at the current time, however for urgent queries, please contact:
- Ealing CIDS on 020 84832647 or
- Hounslow / Hammersmith & Fulham team on 020 84832525
Improving Access to Psychological Therapists (IAPT)
We are not currently accepting self-referrals to the IAPT services. If you have any queries, please call:
- Ealing IAPT 020 3313 5660
- Hounslow IAPT 0300 123 0739
- Back On Track (H&F IAPT) 0300 123 1156
Ealing Community Partners
If you have any questions please call 0300 12345 44 or:
- Email: ealingcommunity.referrals@nhs.net or
- Visit the website: www.westlondon.nhs.uk/ecp-a-z-of-services
VIDEO: Webinar presentation - Respiratory Resource Pack
ACTION: Watch the video webinar and ensure you are working in accordance with the guidance
Dr Vince Mak (Clinical Director, London Respiratory Network) and Dr Sarah Elkin (Senior Responsible Officer for respiratory care, North West London Health and Care Partnership) present the guidance from our Respiratory Resource Pack.
Message from NHSE re shielding patients for general practice
ACTION: Ensure this work is up to date
The latest update of the Shielded Patient List, based on the NHS Digital GP Extraction Service, has identified a small number of patients who will be advised to shield via a centrally generated letter and text message. Flags will be added to the GP records for these patients along with patients identified by hospital clinicians this week. The addition of flags and distribution of central letters is expected to be complete by Thursday 7 May.
The government is currently advising people who are clinically extremely vulnerable to shield until 30 June, subject to ongoing review. People who you have identified locally and added to the registry will be sent text messages later this week and contacted early next week by the government support service call centre if they have not yet registered online or by phone. It is, therefore, important that you have contacted them to confirm that they have been identified as clinically extremely vulnerable. Further information about shielding will be published in due course by government and individuals currently shielding notified.
Please note that a similar update to this will be sent to hospital clinicians.
Reminder: Immunisations survey still open
ACTION: Complete the survey before Monday 11 May if you have not yet done so
Many thanks to those of you who have already completed the six-question five-minute survey on delivery of vaccinations in London during Covid-19.
For those of you who have not completed it, please do so by Monday 11 May 2020. It is important that we have as complete a picture as possible of what is happening in general practices so that we can help support you in your delivery.
View the survey here.
If you have any queries please contact us directly at england.londonimms@nhs.net
COVIDA Study: Mental health and wellbeing of NHS staff during Covid-19
ACTION: Fill in the survey to share your experience. All documents including the covering letter can be found here
The COVIDA study is a nationwide online survey which is measuring the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the mental health of NHS and non-NHS health workers. The study will allow us to understand the severity of this impact, the factors associated with a worse or resilience response; and importantly how the impact on mental health changes over time as the Covid-19 crisis evolves. The ethics and HRA approval documents are available here.
The survey takes 10-20 mins and can be found here (this is an NHS-IT safe link).
