Testing
Get a test as soon as possible if you have any symptoms of coronavirus.
The symptoms are:
· A high temperature
· A new and continuous cough
· A loss or change to your sense of smell or taste
The test needs to be done within the first 8 days of having symptoms. You do not need to get a test if you don’t have any symptoms.COVIBOOK – Reassuring children about coronavirus
Here you can download COVIBOOK, an explainer in the form of a story to reassure children under the age of 7 about coronavirus.
Child Friendly Explanation of Coronavirus – PDFEducational Websites for Local Children
We know how difficult it is for parents and children during this time. The websites below provide useful material to teach and entertain children:
Girl Guides
www.girlguiding.org.uk
Scouts
www.scouts.org.uk
Natural History Museum
www.nhm.ac.uk
BBC Bitesize
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
Liverpool War Museum
www.liverpoolwarmuseum.co.uk
Imperial War Museum
www.iwm.org.uk
BBC Teach
www.bbc.co.uk/teachFace coverings – exemptions
All patients and visitors over the age of 5 are expected to wear a face covering whilst inside the practice.
You do not need to wear a face covering if you have a good reason not to, such as:
If you have a physical or mental illness or impairment, or a disability that means you cannot put on, wear or remove a face covering.
If putting on, wearing or removing a face covering would cause you severe distress.
If you are travelling with, or providing assistance to, someone who relies on lip reading to communicate.
If you are travelling to avoid injury or escape the risk of harm, and you do not have a face covering with you.
If you need to remove it during your journey to avoid harm or injury or the risk of harm or injury to yourself or others.
If you need to eat, drink, or take medication you can remove your face covering.Current Isolation Advice
Current isolation advice applies to people who have any symptoms of coronavirus (a high temperature, a new and continuous cough or a loss or change to your sense of smell and taste), to people who have received a positive test or who live with someone who has symptoms or tested positive, to people who have someone in their support bubble who has tested positive, and to people who are told to self-isolate by the NHS test and trace app.
When isolating, you should obey the following restrictions:
– do not go to work, school or public places – work from home if you can.
– do not go on public transport or use taxis.
– do not go out to get food and medicine – order it online or by phone, or ask someone to bring it to your home.
– do not have visitors in your home, including friends and family – except for people providing essential care.
– do not go out to exercise – exercise at home or in your garden, if you have one.
You should self-isolate for between 10 and 14 days. Read more about how long to self-isolate.Misinformation in BAME communities
A group of celebrities have released a video addressing vaccine misinformation in BAME communities. The group, including actors Adil Ray and Meera Syal, as well as cricketeer Moeen Ali and presenter Konnie Huq, have appealed to black, Asian and ethnic minority communities in the UK to help address hesitancy around the COVID-19 vaccine.
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BAME celebrities call out vaccine misinformationCOVID-19 Information in South Asian Languages
We highly recommend everyone invited to take up this offer.
In order to help make information about the vaccines more accessible, the BBC has put together a collection of videos explaining the COVID-19 vaccines in five different South Asian languages including Sylheti, Gujarati, Tamil, Urdu, and Punjabi.
Visit www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55171293 to access all five videos.Translated COVID-19 resources
Doctors of the World offers translated COVID-19 resources in 60 languages, which were produced in partnership with the British Red Cross.
The list of languages includes Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Burmese, Czech, Dari, Dutch, English, Estonian, Farsi, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hausa, Hindi, Hungarian, Igbo, Indonesian, Italian, Kiswahili, Korean, Krio, Kurdish Sorani, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Nepali, Oromo, Pahari, Pashto, Pidgin, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Romany, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Sindhi, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Tetum, Tigrinya, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Wolof, Yiddish, Yoruba.
Visit their website to view this information online or to download for free: www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/coronavirus-information.COVID Symptom Tracker
The COVID Symptom Tracker is an app created by doctors and scientists at King’s College London, Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals working in partnership with a health science company called ZOE Global.
The app will be used to study the symptoms of COVID-19 and track the spread of the virus. No analysis or data from the app is shared with anyone except researchers at King’s College London and the NHS.
Download the app
ZOE Health StudyVitamin D
During autumn and winter, everyone is advised to take vitamin D to keep their bones and muscles healthy and to support their general health. This is particularly important if you’ve been indoors over the spring and summer as you may not have been getting enough vitamin D from sunlight.
Visit the website below to register for free daily vitamin D supplements if you have received a letter from the NHS or the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) stating that you are at high risk from coronavirus:
NHS: Get Vitamin D SuppliesStaying Mentally Healthy During Coronavirus
A guide to staying mentally healthy during Coronavirus (PDF) compiled by Wimbledon College. This offers useful ideas that might help in this time of heightened anxiety and during novel challenges such as self-isolation.
NHS Volunteer Responders
The NHS is looking for volunteers to help up to 1.5 million people who have been asked to shield themselves from Coronavirus because of underlying health conditions. You can sign up quickly and easily at goodsamapp.org/NHS to become an NHS Volunteer Responder. All volunteers will need to undertake training and background checks that are appropriate to the roles that they register for.
National Domestic Abuse Helpline
Statistics reveal that domestic violence has surged since the start of the coronavirus lockdown. The National Domestic Abuse Helpline is run by Refuge and offers free, confidential support 24 hours a day to victims and those who are worried about friends and loved ones.
Phone
0808 2000 247
Website
www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk
If you call 999 from a mobile in an emergency situation and need police help but cannot speak, the operator will transfer your call to the Silent Solution system. The system exists to help people who are unable to speak but who genuinely require police assistance. Once the call has been transferred, you will hear an automated message and will be prompted to press ’55’ if you require the police.Your guide to decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Most of us don’t want to think about what happens in our last years of life but, in the current uncertain times of a COVID-19 pandemic, we encourage everyone to read this leaflet, which has been created to help you to make informed decisions before having a conversation with a health professional about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
COVID-19 – Information for our 13-19 year old patients