Author: bethcrosby

The Primary function of the North West Response to Hospital Onset of COVID-19 infections (HOCI) is to have systems and processes in place to enable prompt recognition and response to any identified increasing incidents. The purpose of the document is to be supportive and to provide a clear process to aid the identification, management and reporting of HOCI cases, including those of health care workers, in…

The National Voices coalition share stories of how life has really been during the UK’s pandemic response. The Covid-19 virus has disrupted the way we live our lives. Read other people’s experiences of this time of change here. In October 2020 a report ‘Stories of shielding. Life in the pandemic for those with health and care needs’ was published. The report can be found here.

Kidney patient, campaigner, and advocate Maddy Warren talks about her experiences of self isolation during the coronavirus pandemic in the first of a two part blog. You can read it on the Kidney Care UK website here.

A Kidney Warrior’s brave journey?  Holly, a transplant recipient writes about her experiences on her website: Secondhand Life

The laboratory Medicine team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals implemented a Drive-Through Phlebotomy Service in March 2020, as part of the organisation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Trust was concerned that there would be a reduced number of patients not receiving routine blood tests either due to shielding or anxiety about visiting hospital or GP settings for risk of contracting COVID-19. Physical distancing guidance also meant…