{"id":56,"date":"2020-03-25T09:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T09:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tpwdata.com\/peoplehub\/?p=56"},"modified":"2021-03-18T13:47:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T13:47:41","slug":"staying-connected-about-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tpwdata.com\/peoplehub\/staying-connected-about-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying connected about Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-custom-lineheight has-custom-size has-custom-lineheight custom-topmargin custom-bottommargin ext-max-width ext-maxw-align-center\" style=\"line-height:1.6;font-size:24px;max-width:850px;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:50px\">Many of us have questions and concerns about the coronavirus and employing personal assistants, amongst other things. We will be sharing on here any relevant information and guidance that we hear about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/tpwdata.com\/peoplehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Covid-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tpwdata.com\/peoplehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Covid-19.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tpwdata.com\/peoplehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Covid-19-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tpwdata.com\/peoplehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Covid-19-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center\">*NEWEST INFORMATION*<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a aria-label=\"COVID-19 vaccine deployment programme: unpaid carers  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/coronavirus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2021\/03\/C1182-sop-covid-19-vaccine-deployment-programme-unpaid-carers-jcvi-priority-cohort-6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">COVID-19 vaccine deployment programme: unpaid carers <\/a> (8th March 2021)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Unpaid carers are now included in vaccination priority cohort 6. Unpaid carers can be family members or friends, adults or children,who provide crucial care to a person who,due to a lifelong condition, be it to their physical and\/or mental health, disability, or serious injury, simply cannot cope without their support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a aria-label=\"Letter from the Health and Social Care Secretary on Covid-19 Vaccination in people with learning disabilities (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/letter-from-the-health-and-social-care-secretary-on-covid-19-vaccination-in-people-with-learning-disabilities\/letter-from-the-health-and-social-care-secretary-on-covid-19-vaccination-in-people-with-learning-disabilities-23-february-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Letter from the Health and Social Care Secretary on Covid-19 Vaccination in people with learning disabilities<\/a> (23rd February 2021)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Letter from Matt Hancock confirming that everyone on the Learning Disability Register will be invited for vaccination as part of cohort 6, in line with recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a aria-label=\"Guidance on how Personal Assistants working in adult social care can access weekly Covid-19 testing (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-for-personal-assistants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Guidance: Coronavirus testing for Personal Assistants<\/a> (16th February 2021)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>How PAs working in adult social care in England can now access weekly COVID-19 testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Useful Resources<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Please contact your local CCG and\/or Employer\u2019s Insurance company for individual advice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Covid-19 Testing and Vaccination<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kioken-accordion kioken-accordion-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kioken-accordion-item kioken-accordion-item\"><a href=\"#accordioninformation-on-testing-and-vaccination-for-personal-health-budget-holders-and-personal-assistants-click-to-openclose-section\" class=\"kioken-accordion-item-heading\"><span class=\"kioken-accordion-item-label\">Information on testing and vaccination for personal health budget holders and personal assistants (click to open\/close section)<\/span><span class=\"kioken-accordion-item-collapse\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><path d=\"M12 5a1 1 0 0 1 1 1v5h5a1 1 0 1 1 0 2h-5v5a1 1 0 1 1-2 0v-5H6a1 1 0 1 1 0-2h5V6a1 1 0 0 1 1-1z\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><div class=\"kioken-accordion-item-content\">\n<ul><li><a aria-label=\"Guidance on how Personal Assistants working in adult social care can access weekly Covid-19 testing (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-for-personal-assistants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Guidance: Coronavirus testing for Personal Assistants<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>How PAs working in adult social care in England can now access weekly COVID-19 testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a aria-label=\"Who can get the Covid-19 vaccine and how to book your vaccination (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/coronavirus-covid-19\/coronavirus-vaccination\/who-can-get-the-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Who can get the Covid-19 vaccine and how to book your vaccination<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Includes people who are clinically extremely vulnerable, people with other conditions that put them at higher risk, frontline health and social care workers (including PAs) and carers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/priority-groups-for-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-advice-from-the-jcvi-30-december-2020\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Priority Groups for Coronavirus Vaccination (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Priority Groups for Coronavirus Vaccination<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on the groups that should be prioritised for vaccination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/coronavirus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2021\/03\/C1182-sop-covid-19-vaccine-deployment-programme-unpaid-carers-jcvi-priority-cohort-6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"COVID-19 vaccine deployment programme: unpaid carers  (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">COVID-19 vaccine deployment programme: unpaid carers <\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Unpaid carers are now included in vaccination priority cohort 6. Unpaid carers can be family members or friends, adults or children,who provide crucial care to a person who,due to a lifelong condition, be it to their physical and\/or mental health, disability, or serious injury, simply cannot cope without their support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/letter-from-the-health-and-social-care-secretary-on-covid-19-vaccination-in-people-with-learning-disabilities\/letter-from-the-health-and-social-care-secretary-on-covid-19-vaccination-in-people-with-learning-disabilities-23-february-2021\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Letter from the Health and Social Care Secretary on Covid-19 Vaccination in people with learning disabilities (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Letter from the Health and Social Care Secretary on Covid-19 Vaccination in people with learning disabilities<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Letter from Matt Hancock confirming that everyone on the Learning Disability Register will be invited for vaccination as part of cohort 6, in line with recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/coronavirus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2021\/01\/C1008-operational-guidance-vaccination-of-frontline-health-social-care-workers-26-January-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Operational Guidance: Vaccination of Frontline Health and Social Care Workers (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Operational Guidance: Vaccination of Frontline Health and Social Care Workers<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This guidance confirms eligibility of personal assistants for vaccination as frontline workers &#8211; &#8220;<em>frontline social care workers directly working with vulnerable people who need care and support irrespective of where they work (for example in hospital, people\u2019s own homes, day centres, or supported housing); or who they are employed by (for example local government, NHS, independent sector or third sector).\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/951928\/uk-covid-19-vaccines-delivery-plan-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"UK COVID-19 vaccines delivery plan (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">UK COVID-19 vaccines delivery plan<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Para 5.22 confirms eligibility of personal assistants for vaccination as frontline health and social care workers: &#8220;<em>&#8230;it is vital that we identify and reach directly employed Personal Assistants, who support people within any of the JCVI priority groups (the clinically vulnerable and adults) as part of our efforts to ensure full coverage of the priority 2 cohort.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Personal Health Budgets and Employing Personal Assistants<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kioken-accordion kioken-accordion-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kioken-accordion-item kioken-accordion-item\"><a href=\"#accordioninformation-and-advice-for-personal-health-budget-holders-and-those-who-employ-personal-assistants-click-to-openclose-section\" class=\"kioken-accordion-item-heading\"><span class=\"kioken-accordion-item-label\">Information and advice for personal health budget holders and those who employ personal assistants (click to open\/close section)<\/span><span class=\"kioken-accordion-item-collapse\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><path d=\"M12 5a1 1 0 0 1 1 1v5h5a1 1 0 1 1 0 2h-5v5a1 1 0 1 1-2 0v-5H6a1 1 0 1 1 0-2h5V6a1 1 0 0 1 1-1z\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><div class=\"kioken-accordion-item-content\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-people-receiving-direct-payments\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Guidance for people receiving direct payments (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Guidance for people receiving direct payments<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Includes full guidance for using direct payments during the coronavirus outbreak, an easy read guide, a template contingency plan and example documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/markbatesltd.com\/blog\/coronavirus-individual-employers\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Mark Bates Ltd\/Premier Care - Covid-19 guide for individual employers (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Mark Bates Ltd\/Premier Care &#8211; Covid-19 guide for individual employers<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide contains the most common questions they have been asked and some important information to know when employing personal assistants through the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acas.org.uk\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ACAS: Advice for employers and employees (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">ACAS: Advice for employers and employees<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Employment advice and information from the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-people-receiving-direct-payments\/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-people-receiving-direct-payments\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Guidance for direct payment holders on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Guidance for direct payment holders on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Information about how the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) can be used by direct payment holders who employ people for their care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/skillsforhealth.org.uk\/covid-19-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Skills for Health - Covid-19 Awareness Course (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Skills for Health &#8211; Covid-19 Awareness Course<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This course is approximately 2 hours in duration and includes information such as infection prevention, PPE, hand and respiratory hygiene, management and assessment, sampling and testing, patient transfers\/managing patients and much more, to support health workers in their role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a aria-label=\"Medex Group - 2 Cioronavirus E-learning courses available (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medexgroup.co.uk\/e-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Medex Group &#8211; Coronavirus Courses<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2 e-learning courses available for \u00a32.95 each &#8211; a \u201cCovid-19 Clinical Care Programme for Healthcare Workers\u201d, and a \u201cCovid-19 and Infection Prevention &amp; Control\u201d course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/greymatterlearning.co.uk\/social-care-courses\/coronavirus-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Grey Matter Learning Coronavirus Essentials Course (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Grey Matter Learning Coronavirus Essentials Course<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This Covid Essentials online course has been designed specifically for Care and Support Workers working in a social care setting and should take around 30 minutes to complete.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Health<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kioken-accordion kioken-accordion-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kioken-accordion-item kioken-accordion-item\"><a href=\"#accordioninformation-about-shielding-providing-home-care-advance-care-planning-and-more-click-to-openclose-section\" class=\"kioken-accordion-item-heading\"><span class=\"kioken-accordion-item-label\">Information about shielding, providing home care, advance care planning and more (click to open\/close section)<\/span><span class=\"kioken-accordion-item-collapse\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><path d=\"M12 5a1 1 0 0 1 1 1v5h5a1 1 0 1 1 0 2h-5v5a1 1 0 1 1-2 0v-5H6a1 1 0 1 1 0-2h5V6a1 1 0 0 1 1-1z\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><div class=\"kioken-accordion-item-content\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from Covid-19 (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from Covid-19<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Includes easy read, british sign language and audio versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a aria-label=\"Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): providing home care (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/coronavirus-covid-19-providing-home-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Guidance: providing home care<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Information for those providing personal care to people living in their own home during the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/covid-19-providing-unpaid-care-to-adults-with-learning-disabilities-and-autistic-adults\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Guidance: providing unpaid care to adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Guidance: providing unpaid care to adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Guidance for people who are providing unpaid care to adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a aria-label=\"COVID-19: supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/covid-19-supporting-adults-with-learning-disabilities-and-autistic-adults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Guidanc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/covid-19-supporting-adults-with-learning-disabilities-and-autistic-adults\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"COVID-19: supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">e<\/a><a aria-label=\"COVID-19: supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/covid-19-supporting-adults-with-learning-disabilities-and-autistic-adults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">: supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Guidance for careworkers and personal assistants who are supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nhsvolunteerresponders.org.uk\/services\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"How to access support from Volunteer Responders during the pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">How to access support from Volunteer Responders during the pandemic<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Information about who can get help from, and how to access, the NHS Volunteer Responders if you are self-isolating and in need of support. For people who are eligible, they offer help collecting shopping, medication or other essential supplies or a telephone \u2018check in and chat\u2019 to help prevent loneliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a aria-label=\"NHS England Advance Care Planning Template and Guidance (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/coronavirus\/publication\/advance-care-planning-guidance-and-template\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">NHS England Advance Care Planning Template and Guidance<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Guidance notes and template for completing &#8216;My Covid-19 Advance Care Plan&#8217;. A useful place to write down quickly and in one place, the thoughts and wishes you have on the care and support you would like if you were to develop severe COVID-19 symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a aria-label=\"Personalised Wellbeing Care Plan template and guidance (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/socialprescribingacademy.org.uk\/helpful-new-covid-19-resource-personalised-wellbeing-plan-template\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Personalised Well<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/socialprescribingacademy.org.uk\/helpful-new-covid-19-resource-personalised-wellbeing-plan-template\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Personalised Wellbeing Care Plan template and guidance (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">&#8211;<\/a><a aria-label=\"Personalised Wellbeing Care Plan template and guidance (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/socialprescribingacademy.org.uk\/helpful-new-covid-19-resource-personalised-wellbeing-plan-template\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">being Care Plan template and guidance<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A Personalised Well-being Plan template from the National Academy for Social Prescribing, which can be used by anyone who is self-isolating, family, friends, healthcare professionals and carers to summarise a person\u2019s personal circumstances, and the things that matter most to them at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/coronavirus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2020\/05\/joint-statement-on-personalised-approaches-to-care-and-treatment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Joint statement on personalised approaches to care and treatment and blanket DNR applications (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Joint statement on personalised approaches to care and treatment and blanket DNR applications<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Official statement from Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, DBE, and James Sanderson, Director of Personalised Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a aria-label=\"Joint letter to the NHS on individual prefences and blanket DNR applications (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/coronavirus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2020\/04\/maintaining-standards-quality-of-care-pressurised-circumstances-7-april-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Joint letter to the NHS on individual prefences and blanket DNR applications<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Letter from Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer, and Professor Stephen Powis, National Medical Director, NHS England and NHS Improvement<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>March 2020 (updated regularly)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div 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