David Bell, University of Stirling Delayed discharges occur when a hospital patient considered well enough to return to the wider community continues to occupy a… Read More »Delayed Hospital Discharges in Scotland: What Happened in March 2020?
Klara Lorenz-Dant, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science 17.04.2020 Key points Guidelines in England and Germany emphasise the importance… Read More »Comparing COVID-19 guidance on hospital discharges to care homes in England and Germany
6th April 2020 Adelina Comas-Herrera, CPEC LSE There are growing numbers of examples of hotels and other accommodation that would otherwise be unused being adapted… Read More »Examples and guidance on use of hotels and other accommodation to reduce pressure on care homes and hospitals during COVID-19
The United Kingdom’s Adult Social Care Directorate (Department of Health and Social Care) published guidance on admission and care of residents during COVID-19 on the… Read More »NEW: UK guidance on admission and care of residents during COVID-19 incident in a care home
By Maria Pierce, Independent Research and Adjunct Faculty Member, Dublin City University 3rd April 2020 This is a short preliminary report on nursing homes and… Read More »A short preliminary report on nursing homes and Covid-19: Measures introduced in Ireland
A letter to the editor of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society by Li Feng Tan and Santhosh Seetharaman, published on the 26th of… Read More »Article summary: Preventing the spread of COVID-19 to Nursing Homes, Evidence from a Singapore Geriatric Centre (Tan and Seetharaman)
By Annette Bauer, CPEC LSE Palliative care has an important role to play in the response to Covid-19, in order to ensure that people who… Read More »COVID19: Providing palliative care for the many
Digital Social Care works with NHS Digital to support social care providers in the UK. They have created advice about how to balance confidentiality and… Read More »COVID-19: Information Governance and Information Sharing Guidance (Digital Social Care, UK)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health institute in the United States. The CDC has produced advice on how to… Read More »Reducing stigma related to COVID-19 (CDC, United States)
Summary of an article by David C. Grabowski and Karen E. Joynt Maddox, published in JAMA, recommending policies to support preparedness for COVID-19 in the postacute care sector.… Read More »Article summary: Postacute Care Preparedness for COVID-19 Thinking Ahead (US)
